English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds: Four Letters from Ireland Addressed to an English Member of Parliament |
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... century as complete a blank as an hour . In the grave and in the dungeon time is not . The Macchiavellian habit of thought , counted wisdom in the 16th century , had somewhat stained your policy ; but that was a great period when you ...
... century as complete a blank as an hour . In the grave and in the dungeon time is not . The Macchiavellian habit of thought , counted wisdom in the 16th century , had somewhat stained your policy ; but that was a great period when you ...
Page 104
... centuries ago ( which may well have happened ) , or if their ancestors who lived one century ago had been allowed to acquire property and gain knowledge , those destined male- factors might at this moment be as prosperous and ...
... centuries ago ( which may well have happened ) , or if their ancestors who lived one century ago had been allowed to acquire property and gain knowledge , those destined male- factors might at this moment be as prosperous and ...
Page 108
... century of restriction and the apathy produced by many centuries of degradation could not but otherwise condemn to a long obscurity 108 [ LET . II . ENGLISH MISRULE.
... century of restriction and the apathy produced by many centuries of degradation could not but otherwise condemn to a long obscurity 108 [ LET . II . ENGLISH MISRULE.
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