The Memoirs, Private and Political, of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., from the Year 1776 to the Close of the Proceedings in Parliament for the Repeal of the Union: Compiled from Official Documents |
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... tion , for where actual knowledge founded on the basis of rea- son , is not the aim of education , it is in vain to look for the for- mation of those great and noble characters , which are an or- nament to human nature , and by which ...
... tion , for where actual knowledge founded on the basis of rea- son , is not the aim of education , it is in vain to look for the for- mation of those great and noble characters , which are an or- nament to human nature , and by which ...
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... tion of a Catholic , whether layman or priest , we do not find that the system of instruction adopted with him , comported with his rank in life , or with the sphere in which he was des- tined to move . The learning of the cloister is ...
... tion of a Catholic , whether layman or priest , we do not find that the system of instruction adopted with him , comported with his rank in life , or with the sphere in which he was des- tined to move . The learning of the cloister is ...
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... tion remains the same unto this day . From that hour to this , France has been gaining , and England losing ground . If their present disparity does not arise from that principle , it must cer- tainly arise from some material changes ...
... tion remains the same unto this day . From that hour to this , France has been gaining , and England losing ground . If their present disparity does not arise from that principle , it must cer- tainly arise from some material changes ...
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... tion of men suited to our genius and policy , which require vig- our and activity in all the members of the state . For want of experience , the greatest geniuses have been the greatest vision- aries , laying schemes , the least capable ...
... tion of men suited to our genius and policy , which require vig- our and activity in all the members of the state . For want of experience , the greatest geniuses have been the greatest vision- aries , laying schemes , the least capable ...
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... in the puerile admira- tion of which , they would fain be kings themselves , but are mere images and shadows . O'Connell had read in Plutarch , in his Life of Themistocles , that when Demaratus desired of Artax- 28 MEMOIRS OF.
... in the puerile admira- tion of which , they would fain be kings themselves , but are mere images and shadows . O'Connell had read in Plutarch , in his Life of Themistocles , that when Demaratus desired of Artax- 28 MEMOIRS OF.
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