Observations on the character, customs, and superstitions of the IrishGale and Curtis, 1812 - Ireland |
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... already deter- " mined . " * * These remarks are illustrated and confirmed by a survey of the history of Europe . It is not my object , however , to enter into detail on this particular ; indeed , without any such details , all will ...
... already deter- " mined . " * * These remarks are illustrated and confirmed by a survey of the history of Europe . It is not my object , however , to enter into detail on this particular ; indeed , without any such details , all will ...
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... already men- tioned . And hence the variety of inveterate prepossessions of different nations arise from their various forms of religion , and political in- stitutions and these , while they become a barrier to the introduction of every ...
... already men- tioned . And hence the variety of inveterate prepossessions of different nations arise from their various forms of religion , and political in- stitutions and these , while they become a barrier to the introduction of every ...
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... already , in ima- gination , the deeds for which he is so much renowned , and longs for the period when the energies of riper years will enable him to rival the glory of the man , who seems to his infant mind to possess little in common ...
... already , in ima- gination , the deeds for which he is so much renowned , and longs for the period when the energies of riper years will enable him to rival the glory of the man , who seems to his infant mind to possess little in common ...
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... already remarked , the Irish have an ardour of mind , and an impetuosity , which hurry them along , and produce that confusion of ideas in which bulls chiefly con- sist . " The propensity to this species of blun- " der exists in minds ...
... already remarked , the Irish have an ardour of mind , and an impetuosity , which hurry them along , and produce that confusion of ideas in which bulls chiefly con- sist . " The propensity to this species of blun- " der exists in minds ...
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... already alluded ; it may not be here im- proper to take a more enlarged and connected view of this subject . Perhaps there is not a * That is , much given to devotion . " more amusing , and there scarcely can be a 52 OBSERVATIONS.
... already alluded ; it may not be here im- proper to take a more enlarged and connected view of this subject . Perhaps there is not a * That is , much given to devotion . " more amusing , and there scarcely can be a 52 OBSERVATIONS.
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Page 33 - Sad is my fate! said the heart-broken stranger, The wild deer and wolf to a covert can flee; But I have no refuge from famine and danger, — A home and a country remain not to me.
Page 70 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Page 33 - There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin, The dew on his thin robe was heavy and chill : For his country he sighed when at twilight repairing To wander alone by the wind-beaten hill. But the day-star attracted his eye's sad devotion, For it rose o'er his own native isle of the ocean, Where once, in the fire of his youthful emotion, He sang the bold anthem of Erin go bragh. Sad is my fate...
Page 109 - THE wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice Even with joy and singing: The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, The excellency of Carmel and Sharon, They shall see the glory of the Lord, And the excellency of our God.
Page 6 - What is the species of domestic industry which his capital can employ, and of which the produce is likely to be of the greatest value, every individual, it is evident, can, in his local situation, judge much better than any statesman or lawgiver can do for him.
Page 7 - The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition, when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security, is so powerful a principle, that it is alone, and without any assistance, not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity, but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often incumbers its operations...
Page 123 - But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage And froze the genial current of the soul.
Page 75 - ... seldom use to choose unto themselves the doings of good men for the arguments of their poems, but whomsoever they find to be most licentious of life, most bold and lawless in his doings, most dangerous and desperate in all parts of disobedience and rebellious disposition; him they set up and glorify in their rithmes, him they praise to the people, and to young men make an example to follow.
Page 33 - Erin my country ! though sad and forsaken, In dreams I revisit thy sea-beaten shore; But alas ! in a far foreign land I awaken, And sigh for the friends who can meet me no more...
Page 61 - Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave takes half his worth away.