Observations on the Character, Customs, and Superstitions of the Irish: And on Some of the Causes which Have Retarded the Moral and Political Improvement of Ireland |
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... whole or in part to be attri- buted to the idiomatic and figurative construc- tion and phraseology of the Irish language , and to enthusiasm and impetuosity , how comes it to pass that those in Ireland who are altogether unacquainted ...
... whole or in part to be attri- buted to the idiomatic and figurative construc- tion and phraseology of the Irish language , and to enthusiasm and impetuosity , how comes it to pass that those in Ireland who are altogether unacquainted ...
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... whole character : For , Jove fix'd it certain , that whatever day Makes man a slave , takes half his worth away . * These observations , together with those which have been elsewhere made , will account for that prejudice which the ...
... whole character : For , Jove fix'd it certain , that whatever day Makes man a slave , takes half his worth away . * These observations , together with those which have been elsewhere made , will account for that prejudice which the ...
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... whole of his description may have been literally verified ; and that the mere disturbers of the peace , the banditti of the woods and mountains , assumed that praise which is the legitimate reward of patriotism and virtue . This is the ...
... whole of his description may have been literally verified ; and that the mere disturbers of the peace , the banditti of the woods and mountains , assumed that praise which is the legitimate reward of patriotism and virtue . This is the ...
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... whole people because it does not happen to be the same with the speech of the conqueror and the court , to leave those who speak it in ignorance in order to accelerate its extinction , and even actively to discourage every attempt to ...
... whole people because it does not happen to be the same with the speech of the conqueror and the court , to leave those who speak it in ignorance in order to accelerate its extinction , and even actively to discourage every attempt to ...
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... whole king- dom was in a state of fermentation , without law , without order , living without regard to justice or humanity , and when such a state of things was not temporary but lasting for ages , what imagination can conceive half ...
... whole king- dom was in a state of fermentation , without law , without order , living without regard to justice or humanity , and when such a state of things was not temporary but lasting for ages , what imagination can conceive half ...
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Page 6 - The statesman, who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could safely be trusted, not only to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.
Page 6 - What is the species of domestic industry which his capital can employ, and of which the produce is likely to be of the greatest value, every individual, it is evident, can, in his local situation, judge much better than any statesman or lawgiver can do for him.
Page 33 - Sad is my fate! said the heart-broken stranger, The wild deer and wolf to a covert can flee; But I have no refuge from famine and danger, — A home and a country remain not to me.
Page 7 - The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition, when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security, is so powerful a principle, that it is alone, and without any assistance, not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity, but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations...
Page 70 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Page 109 - THE wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice Even with joy and singing: The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, The excellency of Carmel and Sharon, They shall see the glory of the Lord, And the excellency of our God.
Page 33 - There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin, The dew on his thin robe was heavy and chill : For his country he sighed when at twilight repairing To wander alone by the wind-beaten hill. But the day-star attracted his eye's sad devotion, For it rose o'er his own native isle of the ocean, Where once, in the fire of his youthful emotion, He sang the bold anthem of Erin go bragh. Sad is my fate...
Page 8 - The Roman Catholics of this kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion as are consistent with the laws of Ireland; or as they did enjoy in the reign of King Charles the Second...
Page 77 - ... under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives, and did light his candle at the flames of their houses, to lead him in the...
Page 123 - But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage And froze the genial current of the soul.