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" ... anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves; they did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could find them; yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves... "
The tribes of Ireland: a satire, with poetical tr. by J. C. Mangan; together ... - Page 78
by Aenghus O'Daly - 1852
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Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills, Volume 2, Part 1

Irishman - 1840 - 256 pages
...they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could find them, yea, and one another soon after ; insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to...they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue therewithal, that in short space, there was none almost left, and a most plentiful and...
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The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland,

William Henry Bartlett - Engraving - 1844 - 312 pages
...carrions, happy when they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and...they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue there withal, — that in short space there was none almost left, and a most populous and...
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A Memoir on Ireland Native and Saxon

Daniel O'Connell - Great Britain - 1843 - 98 pages
...did ate the dead carrions, happy where ' they couldßnde them; yea, and one another soone ' after ; insomuch as the very carcasses they ' spared not to...flocked as to a feast for the time ; ' yet, not able to continue there withal ; that in ' short space, there was none almost left, AND A ' MOST POPULOUS...
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A Memoir on Ireland ; Native and Saxon, Volume 1

Daniel O'Connell - Great Britain - 1843 - 98 pages
...did ate the dead carrions, happy where they ' could find them ; yea, and one another soone ' after ; insomuch as the very carcasses they ' spared not to...shamrocks, ' there they flocked as to a feast for the time ; 1 yet, not able to continue there withal ; that in ' short space, there was none almost left, AND...
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The Condition and Fate of England ...

Charles Edwards Lester - England - 1843 - 336 pages
...carrion, happy when they could find them, yea and one another soon after ; insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves, and if they found a plot of water cresses, or shamrocks, to these they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue...
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History of Ireland and the Irish People: Under the Government of England

Samuel Smiles - Ireland - 1844 - 524 pages
...they did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could find them, yea, and one another soon after ; insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to...they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue withal ; that in short space there was none almost left, and a most populous and plentiful...
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Memoranda of Irish matters, by obscure men of good intention

Irish matters - 1844 - 98 pages
...happy when they could find them ; yea, and one another, soon after, in so much, that the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a. plot of watercresses and shamrock, there they flocked as to a feast for the time, (yet not able to continue there withal)...
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An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland: From the Period of the English ...

Michael John Brenan - Ireland - 1845 - 528 pages
...They did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to...there they flocked as to a feast for the time; yet not being able long to continue therewithal, that in a short space there were none almost remaining and...
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The Patrician, Volume 4

John Burke, Bernard Burke - Genealogy - 1847 - 636 pages
...graves, they did eat the dead carrion, happy were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to...or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for a time, yet not able to continue there withal ; that in a short space, there was none almost left,...
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A Primer of the History of the Holy Catholic Church in Ireland ..., Volume 2

Robert King - Ireland - 1846 - 496 pages
...carrions, happy where they could find them, yea and one another soon after; insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and...or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for a time, yet not able to continue there withal: so that in short space there was none almost left, and...
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