English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds: Four Letters from Ireland Addressed to an English Member of Parliament |
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... empire to extend to a particular part of the empire suffering under a sudden visita- tion . They believe , also , that a great act of duty , well done , deserves gratitude ; and that by no state has such an act ever been carried out on ...
... empire to extend to a particular part of the empire suffering under a sudden visita- tion . They believe , also , that a great act of duty , well done , deserves gratitude ; and that by no state has such an act ever been carried out on ...
Page 168
... empire should assist a member of the empire , and the future should make an advance to aid the present , that what might otherwise become a common pauperism may be changed into a common and permanent wealth . The first measure for ...
... empire should assist a member of the empire , and the future should make an advance to aid the present , that what might otherwise become a common pauperism may be changed into a common and permanent wealth . The first measure for ...
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... empire on which the sun never sets . If you understand your responsibilities , you will not boast ; if you proscribe the recollection of them among the subjects deemed obsolete or trouble- some , better for you to have ruled an empire ...
... empire on which the sun never sets . If you understand your responsibilities , you will not boast ; if you proscribe the recollection of them among the subjects deemed obsolete or trouble- some , better for you to have ruled an empire ...
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