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Page 19
... land , on the contrary , could pour men and arms into the countryside and never see a shilling's worth of difference ... land of different language and culture , difficult to travel through , as exotic to them as the lands across the ...
... land , on the contrary , could pour men and arms into the countryside and never see a shilling's worth of difference ... land of different language and culture , difficult to travel through , as exotic to them as the lands across the ...
Page 52
... land , though fertile of itself , yet a savage , wild and desolate country , environed with deadly enemies , did think then of his own country . " For Carew , worn out by the harsh land , Ireland was no longer worth the struggle . He ...
... land , though fertile of itself , yet a savage , wild and desolate country , environed with deadly enemies , did think then of his own country . " For Carew , worn out by the harsh land , Ireland was no longer worth the struggle . He ...
Page 242
... land and fix the limits of land owner- ship , but it was meant to bring English and Irish magnates alike under direct control of the Crown . Naturally , the Composition was steadily opposed . Bingham disputed many of its details , and ...
... land and fix the limits of land owner- ship , but it was meant to bring English and Irish magnates alike under direct control of the Crown . Naturally , the Composition was steadily opposed . Bingham disputed many of its details , and ...
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