English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds: Four Letters from Ireland Addressed to an English Member of Parliament |
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Page 35
... half of the £ 8,000,000 has only been lent , so that you may one day behold it when you least expect it ; and again , that the other half , being utterly given away , may be accounted amongst the things for which no man sorrows ...
... half of the £ 8,000,000 has only been lent , so that you may one day behold it when you least expect it ; and again , that the other half , being utterly given away , may be accounted amongst the things for which no man sorrows ...
Page 90
... half by force and half by contract , a new government by corruption , of which the memory still survives to the disgrace of both coun- tries . It is true that many great and honourable men were then in the Irish Parliament who resisted ...
... half by force and half by contract , a new government by corruption , of which the memory still survives to the disgrace of both coun- tries . It is true that many great and honourable men were then in the Irish Parliament who resisted ...
Page 137
... half in his pockets and half out , deliberating whether he would give or not , and how much . He was talked round . People said that every one ex- pected him to give ; and that all the world would be surprised if he did not give when ...
... half in his pockets and half out , deliberating whether he would give or not , and how much . He was talked round . People said that every one ex- pected him to give ; and that all the world would be surprised if he did not give when ...
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