. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . THE OLD CHURCH OF ST. JOHN, RICHMOND. tfK3•5 3 1 £i c Q D. 2 O 1 C 3 „ ® G r» 3-. 914244 IOO THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS Tom declared. No reportwas made of it at the time,but, until old age, men whohad listened to it in breath-less excitement could recallits burning sentences andthe method of gave the close verywell. I have heard boys inschool tear it into tatterswhen they came to the lib-erty or death. But thatwas not Patrick Henrysstyle of oratory. There isto-day in th
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . THE OLD CHURCH OF ST. JOHN, RICHMOND. tfK3•5 3 1 £i c Q D. 2 O 1 C 3 „ ® G r» 3-. 914244 IOO THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS Tom declared. No reportwas made of it at the time,but, until old age, men whohad listened to it in breath-less excitement could recallits burning sentences andthe method of gave the close verywell. I have heard boys inschool tear it into tatterswhen they came to the lib-erty or death. But thatwas not Patrick Henrysstyle of oratory. There isto-day in the library of Cor-nell University a manu-script account of the speech,written by one who heardand never forgot it. This o is the way, according to thewriter, that Patrick Henrygave the closing sentence: Is life so dear or peace sos\veet as to be purchased atthe price of chains and slav-ery ? he uttered in the atti-tude of one condemned toslavery, bowed under theweight of fetters. With that he paused, and raising hand and eyesto heaven, prayed, ( Forbid it, Almighty God! Dropping his hand, heturned toward the Tories and Loyalists, who sat spell-bound and terrifiedat his audaciou
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