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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Page 61
... doubt , would have done so ; but the Government took care to deprive them of any power as leaders . Their only method of throwing off the yoke was by making common cause with the people , and fighting in their ranks . This their pride ...
... doubt , would have done so ; but the Government took care to deprive them of any power as leaders . Their only method of throwing off the yoke was by making common cause with the people , and fighting in their ranks . This their pride ...
Page 68
... doubt that he was innocent , or that his ad- versaries suborned persons of the most infamous character to bear evidence against him . Let us now return to the history of some ameliorations of the laws against the Catholics , which ...
... doubt that he was innocent , or that his ad- versaries suborned persons of the most infamous character to bear evidence against him . Let us now return to the history of some ameliorations of the laws against the Catholics , which ...
Page 89
... doubt a preponderating effect in drawing forth those energies , by which he now rules the destinies of his country . The Irish Bar was certainly not the place , where the graces of oratory could be learned . There was a native ...
... doubt a preponderating effect in drawing forth those energies , by which he now rules the destinies of his country . The Irish Bar was certainly not the place , where the graces of oratory could be learned . There was a native ...
Page 90
... doubt , in the manner and matter of the entire man , he looked , smiled , and acted the brogue . His red hair and twinkling blue eyes were not less idiomatic than his phraseology . This with Irishmen like himself , might have told ...
... doubt , in the manner and matter of the entire man , he looked , smiled , and acted the brogue . His red hair and twinkling blue eyes were not less idiomatic than his phraseology . This with Irishmen like himself , might have told ...
Page 93
... doubt that the tone and temper of Mr. O'Connell's mind acquired an additional strength from the extraordinary talents , which some of the leaders of the Catho- lic body at this period displayed . It was impossible with a mind ...
... doubt that the tone and temper of Mr. O'Connell's mind acquired an additional strength from the extraordinary talents , which some of the leaders of the Catho- lic body at this period displayed . It was impossible with a mind ...
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