Memoirs of Captain Rock: The Celebrated Irish Chieftain, with Some Account of His Ancestors |
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Page 254
... measure arose- -like Frankenstein's ghastly patch - work , made up of contributions from the whole charnel- house of political corruption . Under the security of this arrangement , many who did not share in its infamy , have since taken ...
... measure arose- -like Frankenstein's ghastly patch - work , made up of contributions from the whole charnel- house of political corruption . Under the security of this arrangement , many who did not share in its infamy , have since taken ...
Page 256
... measure , as any lover of tranquillity , might , who wished to see some more rational remedy for the dis- content that reigns among us . But , speaking in my own person as CAPTAIN ROCK , I must say that , though perfectly satisfied with ...
... measure , as any lover of tranquillity , might , who wished to see some more rational remedy for the dis- content that reigns among us . But , speaking in my own person as CAPTAIN ROCK , I must say that , though perfectly satisfied with ...
Page 285
... measure that we believe Ireland can be tranquillized , or her distrac- tions and dissensions removed ? No , Sir ; - is it not , on the contrary , adding to and aug- menting her divisions and distractions , by a new sort of division and ...
... measure that we believe Ireland can be tranquillized , or her distrac- tions and dissensions removed ? No , Sir ; - is it not , on the contrary , adding to and aug- menting her divisions and distractions , by a new sort of division and ...
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