English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds: Four Letters from Ireland Addressed to an English Member of Parliament |
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... measure has been complete , though unintended * ; yet to its merits all classes , even the lowest in Ireland , continued in- sensible until assured that it was intended as a com- pliment due to a high - spirited people who had always ...
... measure has been complete , though unintended * ; yet to its merits all classes , even the lowest in Ireland , continued in- sensible until assured that it was intended as a com- pliment due to a high - spirited people who had always ...
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... measure , I shall only remark , at present , that I am one of those who believe the principle of a Poor Law to be a sound one in a highly populated country , notwith- standing the great dangers that attend its practical application ...
... measure , I shall only remark , at present , that I am one of those who believe the principle of a Poor Law to be a sound one in a highly populated country , notwith- standing the great dangers that attend its practical application ...
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... measures I touched but slightly ; because the object of these letters is one more largely practical than any specific measure : but those who approve the general tenour of my sugges- tions will easily acquire far more valuable informa ...
... measures I touched but slightly ; because the object of these letters is one more largely practical than any specific measure : but those who approve the general tenour of my sugges- tions will easily acquire far more valuable informa ...
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