 ... there should none of them fall by the sword nor be slain by the soldier : yet thus being kept from manurance and their cattle from running abroad, by this hard restraint they would quickly consume themselves, and devour one another.  The Irish harp, ed. by M.J. M'Cann - Page 3edited by Full view - About this book
 | Mathew Carey - Ireland - 1819 - 536 pages
...elsewhere."9' * " The end will (I assure me) bee very short, and much sooner than it can be in so great a trouble, as it seemeth hoped for, although there should none of them fall by the sword, nor bee slain by the souldiour; yet thus being kept from manurance, and their cattle from running abroad,... | |
 | Mathew Carey - Ireland - 1819 - 536 pages
...of them laie dead, being famished, and the residue gone elsewhere."88 * " The end will (I assure me) bee very short, and much sooner than it can be in so great a trouble, as it seemeth hoped for, although there should none of them fall by the sword, nor... | |
 | Mathew Carey - Ireland - 1823 - 534 pages
...their amendment or recovery, and therefore ncedfull to be cut off. *' The end will, (I assure me,) bee very short, and much sooner than it can be in so great a trouble« as it seemeth, hoped for, although there should none of them fall by the sword; nor... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - Great Britain - 1839 - 562 pages
...rebellion, says*, " the end will, I assure me, be very short, and much sooner than can be in so great a trouble, as it seemeth, hoped for, although there...none of them fall by the sword nor be slain by the soldier ; yet, thus being kept from manurance, and their cattle from running abroad by this harsh restraint,... | |
 | Daniel O'Connell - Great Britain - 1843 - 98 pages
...the expiration of which tune they were to be shown no mercy. But let me quote his own words : — ' The end will (I assure mee) bee very short, ' and...sooner than it can be in so greate a ' trouble, as it seemcth, hoped for : altho' there ' should none of them fall by the sword,nor be slaine ' by the soldiour... | |
 | Daniel O'Connell - Great Britain - 1843 - 98 pages
...the expiration of which time they were to be shown no mercy. But let me quote hi« own words : — ' The end will (I assure mee) bee very short, ' and much sooner than it can be in so grcate a ' trouble, as it seemeth, hoped for : altho' there ' should none of them fall by the sword,norbe... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Ireland - 1844 - 524 pages
...and easy method of pacifying Ireland. He insists that it will work very well — " The end (says he) will, I assure mee, bee very short, and much sooner than it can be in so great a trouble, as it seemeth, hoped for : altho' there should none of them fall by the sword, nor... | |
 | Michael John Brenan - Ireland - 1845 - 528 pages
...the necessity of devouring one another. " The end will, I asssure you, be very short, (says Spencer) for although there should none of them fall by the sword nor be slain by the soldier, yet their being kept from manurunce and their cattle from running abroad, by this hard restraint... | |
 | Thomas MacNevin - Dungannon volunteer meetings - 1845 - 258 pages
...following effect : " The end will (I assure mee) be very short, and much sooner than it can be in so great a trouble as it seemeth hoped for ; although there should none of them fall by the sworde, nor be slaine by the soldiour ; y^et their being kept from manurance, and their cattle from... | |
 | John Mitchel - Ireland - 1845 - 266 pages
...us he could even have hoped. " The end will (I assure me) be very short, and much sooner than can be hoped for ; although there should none of them fall by the sword, nor be slaine by the souldiours, yet thus being kept from manurance, and their cattle from running abroad,... | |
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