The Memoirs, Private and Political, of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., from the Year 1776 to the Close of the Proceedings in Parliament for the Repeal of the Union: Compiled from Official Documents |
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... meeting an old acquaintance , whom he had not seen for some time , his friend said . Where do you come from ? The answer was , I have just come from Mr. O'Connell . Did you shake hands with him ? was the next inquiry . Yes . With which ...
... meeting an old acquaintance , whom he had not seen for some time , his friend said . Where do you come from ? The answer was , I have just come from Mr. O'Connell . Did you shake hands with him ? was the next inquiry . Yes . With which ...
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... meetings of the present day - let him then imagine . what their virulence and ferocity must have been when the law drew a broader line of distinction between the Protestant and the Catholic . Any man who would have been able to bear so ...
... meetings of the present day - let him then imagine . what their virulence and ferocity must have been when the law drew a broader line of distinction between the Protestant and the Catholic . Any man who would have been able to bear so ...
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... meeting in Armagh , held on the 28th of Decem- ber 1781 , they passed those memorable resolutions , which told the legislature , in words not to be misunderstood , that they would no longer be subject to English influence and intrigue ...
... meeting in Armagh , held on the 28th of Decem- ber 1781 , they passed those memorable resolutions , which told the legislature , in words not to be misunderstood , that they would no longer be subject to English influence and intrigue ...
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... meetings . But the Catholic peerage and baronetage were still absent . They were still wounded by the encroachments of the middle classes ; and attributing to sinister views , and ignorant impa- tience of their wrongs , the more ardent ...
... meetings . But the Catholic peerage and baronetage were still absent . They were still wounded by the encroachments of the middle classes ; and attributing to sinister views , and ignorant impa- tience of their wrongs , the more ardent ...
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... meeting of the old friends of the cause was held in 1805 ; a petition for a com- plete emancipation was brought before them , but the majority , were too sluggish for the effort , and rejected it , nor could they be roused to better ...
... meeting of the old friends of the cause was held in 1805 ; a petition for a com- plete emancipation was brought before them , but the majority , were too sluggish for the effort , and rejected it , nor could they be roused to better ...
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