 These Irish (anciently called anthropophagi, man-eaters) have a tradition among them, that when the Devil showed our Saviour all the kingdoms of the earth, and their glory, that he would not show him Ireland, but reserved it for himself. It is, probably,...  A Memoir on Ireland ; Native and Saxon - Page 80by Daniel O'Connell - 1843 - 256 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mathew Carey - Ireland - 1819 - 536 pages
...the Earth and thi-ir glory, that he would not show him Ireland, but reserved it for himself: it is probably true, for he hath kept it ever since for...peculiar ; the old Fox foresaw that it would eclipse the 60 glory of all the rest : he thought it wisdome to keep it for a Boggards for himself, and all his... | |
 | Mathew Carey - Ireland - 1819 - 536 pages
...he hath kept it ever since for his own peculiar ; the old Fox foresaw that it would eclipse the 60 glory of all the rest : he thought it wisdome to keep...it for a Boggards for himself, and all his unclean spirits imployed in this Hemisphere, and the people, to doe his Son and Heire, I mean the Pope, tha*... | |
 | Mathew Carey - Ireland - 1823 - 534 pages
...of the Earth and their glory, that he would not show him Ireland, but reserved it for himself: it is probably true, for he hath kept it ever since for...it for a Boggards for himself, and all his unclean spirits miployed in this Hemisphere, and the people, to doe his Son and Heire, I mean the Pope, that... | |
 | James Hardiman - Ballads, Irish - 1831 - 452 pages
...of the Earth and their glory, that he would not shew him Ireland, but reserved it for himself: it is probably true, for he hath kept it ever since for...eclipse the glory of all the rest : he thought it wisdom to keep it for a Boggards for himself, and all his unclean spirits employed in this Hemisphere,... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 588 pages
...ami their glory, that he would not show him Ireland, but reserved it for himself. It is. probabl}', true; for he hath kept it ever since for his own peculiar: the old fox foresaw it would eclipse the glory of all the rest : he thought it wisdom to keep the land for a Boggards for... | |
 | Samuel Gardner Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 642 pages
...and their glory, that he would not show him Ireland, but reserved it for himself. It is, probablv, true ; for he hath kept it ever since for his own peculiar : the old fox foresaw it would eclipse the glory of all the rest : he thought it wisdom to keep the land for a Boggards for... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1841 - 798 pages
...the earth, and their glory, that he would not show him Ireland, but reserved it for himself. It is, probably, true ; for he hath kept it ever since for his own peculiar: the oldfojr foresaw it would eclipse the glory of all the rest : he thought it wisdom to keep the land... | |
 | Nathaniel Ward - Freedom of religion - 1843 - 126 pages
...the Earth and their glory, that he would not shew him Ireland, but reserved it for himselfe : it is probably true, for he hath kept it ever since for his own peculiar ; the old Fox foresaw it would eclipse the glory of all the rest : he thought it wisdome to keep the land for a Boggards... | |
 | Nathaniel Ward - Freedom of religion - 1843 - 120 pages
...himselfe : it is probably true, for he hath kept it ever since for his own peculiar ; the old Fox foresaw it would eclipse the glory of all the rest : he thought it wisdome to keep the land for a Boggards for his unclean spirits imployed in this Hemisphere, and the people, to doe... | |
 | Peter Force - United States - 1844 - 582 pages
...of the Earth and their glory, that he would not shew him Ireland, but reserved it for himself: it is probably true, for he hath kept it ever since for his own peculiar; the old Fox foresaw it would eclipse the glory of all the rest: he thought it wisdom to keep the Land for a Boggards for... | |
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