Boyle Roche
Overview
North America
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with the British Army, Roche became a member of the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
in 1775, generally acting in support of the viceregal government. He is better remembered for the language of his speeches than his politics—they were riddled with mixed metaphors ("Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I'll nip him in the bud"), malapropism
Malapropism
A malapropism is an act of misusing or the habitual misuse of similar sounding words, especially with humorous results. An example is Yogi Berra's statement: "Texas has a lot of electrical votes," rather than "electoral votes".-Etymology:...
s and other unfortunate turns of phrase ("Why we should put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity, for what has posterity ever done for us?").
Quotations
It would surely be better ... to give up not only a part, but, if necessary, even the whole, of our constitution, to preserve the remainder.
In parliament.
The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.
In parliament.
I hope, my lord, if you ever come within a mile of my house that you will stay there all night.
In a letter.
[...I] answer boldly in the affirmative, "No!
Occasion unknown.