 | Thomas Warton - Epic poetry, English - 1807 - 354 pages
...spared not to scrape out of their graves. And if they found a plot of water-cresses, or shamrockes, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time ; yet not able long to continue there withall, &c*." Spenser himself died in Ireland, in the most wretched condition,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1811 - 498 pages
...spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of watercresses, or shamrocks, here they flocked, as to a feast for the time ; yet not able long to continue therewithall, that in short space, there were none almost left, and a most populous... | |
 | England - 1831 - 1008 pages
...carrions, happy where they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and...shamrocks, there they flocked, as to a feast for the time." In the rebellions of the two O'Neales, the horrors of war were also greatly aggravated by those of... | |
 | the rev john graham - 1817 - 594 pages
...after, insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and if they'found a plot of water-cresses or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast, for a time, yet not being able to continue there-whbal, in a short space of time there were none almost... | |
 | James Stuart - Armagh (Northern Ireland) - 1819 - 692 pages
...They did eate tlie deade carrions — happy where they could find them ; yea, and one another .soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared...to a feast, for the time, yet not able to continue long therewithal, that in short space, there were none almost left and a most populous and plentiful... | |
 | Mathew Carey - Ireland - 1819 - 536 pages
...nation. From their accounts, it would appear that they were among the worst of the human species,* other soone after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared...flocked as to a feast for the time ; yet not able long to continue therewithall ; that in short space there were none almost left, and a most populous... | |
 | James Stuart - Armagh (Northern Ireland) - 1819 - 692 pages
...spared not lo scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of watercresses, or shamrock'!, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time, yet not able to continue lonj therewithal, that in short space, there were none almost left and a most populous and plentiful... | |
 | Irishman - Ireland - 1822 - 48 pages
...insomuch as the carcases they spared not to scrape out of the graves, and if they found a plot of cresses or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for the time; yet not being able long to continue there withalf." Such is the description of an eye-witness, and of one whose... | |
 | 1822 - 764 pages
...carcases they spared not to scrape out of the graves, and if they found a plot of cresses- or ghamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for the time; yet not being able long to continue there withal f." Such is the description of an eye-witness, and of one... | |
 | Thomas Reid - Ireland - 1823 - 456 pages
...graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could finde them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared...flocked as to a feast, for the time, yet not able long to continue therewithal ; that in short space there were none almost left, and a most populous... | |
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