Pitt elder
Pitt elder
atrocious attempt crime man neither nor shall
The atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny.
certainty matters
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.
among point rest sure
So as this only point among the rest remaineth sure and certain,namely, that nothing is certain. . .
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!