English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds: Four Letters from Ireland Addressed to an English Member of Parliament |
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... tion to an evil which was the result mainly of other causes ; and so thoroughly did all classes appreciate the danger , that if but a breathing time had been allowed , we should not have failed to set our house in order . The difficulty ...
... tion to an evil which was the result mainly of other causes ; and so thoroughly did all classes appreciate the danger , that if but a breathing time had been allowed , we should not have failed to set our house in order . The difficulty ...
Page 186
... tion , as to the necessary details , than I pretend to supply . In this concluding letter my purpose is to urge upon you the danger of rashly throwing re- medial measures to one side , and the necessity of rising above petty ...
... tion , as to the necessary details , than I pretend to supply . In this concluding letter my purpose is to urge upon you the danger of rashly throwing re- medial measures to one side , and the necessity of rising above petty ...
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... tion . Had they served their country with the fidelity with which they served their employer , they might in the hour of calamity have been deserted , but they would not have been betrayed . The existing gene- ration , however , have ...
... tion . Had they served their country with the fidelity with which they served their employer , they might in the hour of calamity have been deserted , but they would not have been betrayed . The existing gene- ration , however , have ...
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