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Page vii
... Ireland was inconsiderable , and that the general reduc- tion of rents in Ireland would be inconsiderable . But it turns out that probably the general reduction of rents in Ireland , through the operation of the Land Courts fixing a ...
... Ireland was inconsiderable , and that the general reduc- tion of rents in Ireland would be inconsiderable . But it turns out that probably the general reduction of rents in Ireland , through the operation of the Land Courts fixing a ...
Page 57
... Ireland are generally absentees . Mr. Lecky is disposed to regret very much this want in Ireland of a resident aristo- cracy , and says that the Irish people are by nature profoundly aristocratical . At any rate , the Irish people are ...
... Ireland are generally absentees . Mr. Lecky is disposed to regret very much this want in Ireland of a resident aristo- cracy , and says that the Irish people are by nature profoundly aristocratical . At any rate , the Irish people are ...
Page 80
... Ireland , the self - govern- ment of Ireland , must come mainly through the middle class , and yet this class , defective in civilisation as it now is , is not ripe for the functions required of it . Its members have indeed to learn ...
... Ireland , the self - govern- ment of Ireland , must come mainly through the middle class , and yet this class , defective in civilisation as it now is , is not ripe for the functions required of it . Its members have indeed to learn ...
Contents
THE INCOMPATIBLES I | 1 |
AN UNREGARDED IRISH GRIEVANCE | 79 |
ECCE CONVERTIMUR AD GENTES | 104 |
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