English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds: Four Letters from Ireland Addressed to an English Member of Parliament |
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Page 91
... Union was effected , that great measure so necessary for the consolidation of the empire and the eventual prosperity of either part ; but it was carried incompletely , and it was carried by corruption . A great man was then living ...
... Union was effected , that great measure so necessary for the consolidation of the empire and the eventual prosperity of either part ; but it was carried incompletely , and it was carried by corruption . A great man was then living ...
Page 92
... Union been honestly contracted , it could scarcely have failed to bring forth its promised results : but the persons concerned in that measure made terms for themselves , not for their country ; and the sufferings of the people having ...
... Union been honestly contracted , it could scarcely have failed to bring forth its promised results : but the persons concerned in that measure made terms for themselves , not for their country ; and the sufferings of the people having ...
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... Union was the only refuge of either . I observed that only the wisest men in England understood the full necessity for union , or the mode in which it might be made a reality ; and that England , not allowing these men to have their way ...
... Union was the only refuge of either . I observed that only the wisest men in England understood the full necessity for union , or the mode in which it might be made a reality ; and that England , not allowing these men to have their way ...
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