English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds: Four Letters from Ireland Addressed to an English Member of Parliament |
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Page 43
... matter likewise : I reside in the country , and am of those who think that we could not reside there with com- fort , if you were madly to demolish the chief barrier which at present exists between us and anarchy . Having said thus much ...
... matter likewise : I reside in the country , and am of those who think that we could not reside there with com- fort , if you were madly to demolish the chief barrier which at present exists between us and anarchy . Having said thus much ...
Page 58
... matter thus : " I note as a great defect in the civil policy of this kingdom , that for the space of 350 years after the conquest first attempted , the English laws were not communicated to the Irish , nor the benefit and pro- tection ...
... matter thus : " I note as a great defect in the civil policy of this kingdom , that for the space of 350 years after the conquest first attempted , the English laws were not communicated to the Irish , nor the benefit and pro- tection ...
Page 126
... matter is a matter of money ; tua res agitur . " I have proved , by accredited statistics , that without any malice on our part , or one penny spent on yours , you may suffer ten times more from the ruin of Irish property than you have ...
... matter is a matter of money ; tua res agitur . " I have proved , by accredited statistics , that without any malice on our part , or one penny spent on yours , you may suffer ten times more from the ruin of Irish property than you have ...
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