The old lady clearly read his state of mind, for the apparently irrepressible
dimple peeped out. “I cannot conceive,” he said, “how any other occupation could ever have
occurred to you. A vast indifference settled down upon him. Most of the horses were dead, all
but three stallions and two mares left among what was
once a thriving stable. Attacked by an
infamous and unconstitutional statute, passed in the reign of the late usurper,
William of Orange, (for I may remark that, if the right king had been upon the
throne, that illegal enactment would never have received the royal assent—the
Stuarts—Heaven preserve 'em!—always siding with the debtors); attacked in
this outrageous manner, I repeat, it has been all but 'up' with US! But the
vigorous resistance offered on that memorable occasion by the patriotic
inhabitants of Bermuda to the aggressions of arbitrary power, secured and
established their privileges on a firmer basis than heretofore; and, while their
pusillanimous allies were crushed and annihilated, they became more prosperous
than ever. Don't you understand? Back among
your own again, and only a few of us the wiser.
Video ID: TW96aWxsYS81LjAgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbzsgY29tcGF0aWJsZTsgQ2xhdWRlQm90LzEuMDsgK2NsYXVkZWJvdEBhbnRocm9waWMuY29tKSAtIDE4LjExNy4xNTIuMTQ2IC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCAxNTozNDo1NyAtIDEzMjgxOTg5Mzg=
This video was uploaded to damaulifm.org on 29-06-2024 16:51:32