English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds: Four Letters from Ireland Addressed to an English Member of Parliament |
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Page 40
... respect , become acquainted with the former ; but you should endeavour to under- stand the Irish character well , both in its good quali- ties and in its bad . You constantly acknowledge your ignorance in this matter , expressing your ...
... respect , become acquainted with the former ; but you should endeavour to under- stand the Irish character well , both in its good quali- ties and in its bad . You constantly acknowledge your ignorance in this matter , expressing your ...
Page 194
... respect yet it may be urged , in extenuation , that a recognition of what we are ought always to occupy a humble place at the footstool of our self- ideal , and that he may be acquainted with qualities in himself unworthy of respect ...
... respect yet it may be urged , in extenuation , that a recognition of what we are ought always to occupy a humble place at the footstool of our self- ideal , and that he may be acquainted with qualities in himself unworthy of respect ...
Page 227
... respect- ing the prospects of the two countries impartially compared . The evils of Ireland lie on the surface , and are easily explained ; the evils of England are internal , and proceed in no small measure from the circumstances which ...
... respect- ing the prospects of the two countries impartially compared . The evils of Ireland lie on the surface , and are easily explained ; the evils of England are internal , and proceed in no small measure from the circumstances which ...
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