The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century, Volume 3Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1874 - British |
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... Constitution of ' 82 , responded with ecstasy . The cause of Ireland's as of all other misery , was the tyranny of classes who , by chicanery and fear , had made the masses of mankind their CH . I. ] 5 The United Irishmen .
... Constitution of ' 82 , responded with ecstasy . The cause of Ireland's as of all other misery , was the tyranny of classes who , by chicanery and fear , had made the masses of mankind their CH . I. ] 5 The United Irishmen .
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... constitutional compact be a principle of such strong attraction as completely to overpower all accidental and temporary repulsions , and thus consoli- date the scattered and shifting sand of society into an adhesive and immovable ...
... constitutional compact be a principle of such strong attraction as completely to overpower all accidental and temporary repulsions , and thus consoli- date the scattered and shifting sand of society into an adhesive and immovable ...
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... constitutional method of opposing that influence was by Reform of Parliament . " 3. That no Reform was practicable which did not include Irishmen of every religious persuasion . " VOL . III . SECTION III . As a preparation for the ...
... constitutional method of opposing that influence was by Reform of Parliament . " 3. That no Reform was practicable which did not include Irishmen of every religious persuasion . " VOL . III . SECTION III . As a preparation for the ...
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... constitution . They are equally the children of licentiousness , equally manifest their vigor by their venom , and nothing but the application of a metallic poison can stop the progress of either . Gold is to the political what mercury ...
... constitution . They are equally the children of licentiousness , equally manifest their vigor by their venom , and nothing but the application of a metallic poison can stop the progress of either . Gold is to the political what mercury ...
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... was seen for a moment the image of the British Constitution . The waters sub- side , the torrents cease , the rill ripples within its own bed , and the boys and children of the village 46 The English in Ireland . [ BK . VIII . CH . I.
... was seen for a moment the image of the British Constitution . The waters sub- side , the torrents cease , the rill ripples within its own bed , and the boys and children of the village 46 The English in Ireland . [ BK . VIII . CH . I.
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Page 501 - My occupation is now of the most unpleasant nature, negotiating and jobbing with the most corrupt people under heaven. I despise and hate myself every hour, for engaging in such dirty work, and am supported only by the reflection, that without an Union the British Empire must be dissolved.
Page 260 - We have offered you our measure, you will reject it; we deprecate yours; you will persevere; having no hopes left to persuade or dissuade, and having discharged our duty, we shall trouble you no more, and AFTER THIS DAY SHALL NOT ATTEND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ! Lord Castlereagh alter complimenting Mr.
Page 352 - Your country is free, and you are about to be avenged. That vile government, which has so long and so cruelly oppressed you, is no more ; some of its most atrocious monsters have already paid the forfeit of their lives, and the rest are in our hands.
Page 13 - The greatest happiness of the greatest number in this island, the inherent and indefeasible claim of every free nation to rest in this nation - the will and the power to be happy to pursue the common weal as an individual pursues his private welfare, and to stand in insulated independence, an imperatorial people.
Page 15 - When the Aristocracy come forward, the People fall backward; when the People come forward, the Aristocracy, fearful of being left behind, insinuate themselves into our ranks, and rise into timid leaders, or treacherous auxiliaries.
Page 125 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Page 353 - The national flag, the sacred green, is at this moment flying over the ruins of Despotism ; and that capital which a few hours past witnessed the debauchery, the plots and crimes, of your tyrants, is now the citadel of triumphant patriotism and virtue. Arise, then, United Sons of Ireland ! arise like a great and powerful people, determined to live free or die.
Page 477 - For the good-nature and benevolence of many lords of manors having, time out of mind, permitted their villeins and their children to enjoy their possessions without interruption, in a regular course of descent, the common law, of which custom is the life, now gave them title to prescribe against their lords, and, on performance of the same services, to hold their lands, in spite of any determination of the lord's will.
Page 15 - Communication with similar societies abroad, as the Jacobin Club in Paris, the Revolution Society in England, the Committee for Reform in Scotland. Let the nations go abreast. Let the interchange of sentiment among mankind concerning the rights of man be as immediate as possible.