Observations on the character, customs, and superstitions of the IrishGale and Curtis, 1812 - Ireland |
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... considerable portion of that foresight which embraces the interests of dis- tant ages , as well as the happiness of the pre- sent times , will unfortunately do much harm . The very eagerness to do good , will , it is pro- bable , prompt ...
... considerable portion of that foresight which embraces the interests of dis- tant ages , as well as the happiness of the pre- sent times , will unfortunately do much harm . The very eagerness to do good , will , it is pro- bable , prompt ...
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... considerable share of this even among the low and uneducated part of that people in London . When I spoke to them in their own language , their national enthusiasm was kindled , and for a while they seemed to forget that they were in ...
... considerable share of this even among the low and uneducated part of that people in London . When I spoke to them in their own language , their national enthusiasm was kindled , and for a while they seemed to forget that they were in ...
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... considerable change for the worse ; which incident , though of itself it may appear trivial , becomes important when it is connected with other circumstances ; and especially when it is considered , that the na- tional poetry of the ...
... considerable change for the worse ; which incident , though of itself it may appear trivial , becomes important when it is connected with other circumstances ; and especially when it is considered , that the na- tional poetry of the ...
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... considerable differ- ence between the ancient and modern composi- tions even in the Highlands : perhaps it may be said , that the one surpasses the other in all the higher and more exquisite beauties of poetry , nearly as much as Milton ...
... considerable differ- ence between the ancient and modern composi- tions even in the Highlands : perhaps it may be said , that the one surpasses the other in all the higher and more exquisite beauties of poetry , nearly as much as Milton ...
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... all cases an evil- and an evil of very considerable magnitude . Its unhappy influence on the Irish character has been considered in the remarks on the ten- dency of the penal laws . CHAP . IV . ON THE IRISH LANGUAGE . A ON IRELAND . 8.5.
... all cases an evil- and an evil of very considerable magnitude . Its unhappy influence on the Irish character has been considered in the remarks on the ten- dency of the penal laws . CHAP . IV . ON THE IRISH LANGUAGE . A ON IRELAND . 8.5.
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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.