Question

1. which of these lines is a counter - argument addressed in henrys speech?

\the question before the house is one of awful moment to this country.\
\i have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.\
\i ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission?\
\they tell us, sir, that we are weak--unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.\

Explanation:

A counter - argument is an opposing view. The line "They tell us, sir, that we are weak--unable to cope with so formidable an adversary." presents an opposing view that Henry might address and refute in his speech. The other lines are statements or rhetorical questions that do not represent counter - arguments.

Answer:

"They tell us, sir, that we are weak--unable to cope with so formidable an adversary."