"Will the holy flame of liberty which burnt in their breasts never burn in yours?"
— Marat, Jean-Paul (1743-1793)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Becket; T. Payne; J. Almon; and Richardson & Urquhart
Date
1774
Metaphor
"Will the holy flame of liberty which burnt in their breasts never burn in yours?"
Metaphor in Context
How careful were your ancestors, although with hazard of their lives, to transmit those rights as entire to their children as they had received them from their fathers. What they did with labour, you may do with ease; what they did with danger, you may do with safety. Will the holy flame of liberty which burnt in their breasts never burn in yours? Will you disgrace the names of your forefathers? Will you not shudder with horror at the idea of injuring your posterity? Is the age of liberty passed away? Shall your children, bathing their chains with tears, one day say, —These are the fruits of the venality of our fathers?
(p. xii)
(p. xii)
Categories
Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1774).
See Chains of Slavery: A Work Wherein the Clandestine and Villainous attempts of Princes to Ruin Liberty are Pointed Out. (London: Printed for T. Becket; T. Payne; J. Almon; and Richardson & Urquhart, 1774). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
See Chains of Slavery: A Work Wherein the Clandestine and Villainous attempts of Princes to Ruin Liberty are Pointed Out. (London: Printed for T. Becket; T. Payne; J. Almon; and Richardson & Urquhart, 1774). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
08/18/2013
