Pitt elder
Pitt elder
bid blow cannot cottage cross dares defiance england enter forces king man poorest rain roof ruined storm threshold wind
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter, the rain may enter -- but the King of England cannot enter; all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!
certainty matters
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.