The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century, Volume 3Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1874 - British |
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... Ulster towns . He hoped to gain all the Presbyterians , seeing how long they had suffered from the proud Establishment . But the Catholic question was a difficulty , both in 1791. ] 19 The United Irishmen . Celebrations at Belfast.
... Ulster towns . He hoped to gain all the Presbyterians , seeing how long they had suffered from the proud Establishment . But the Catholic question was a difficulty , both in 1791. ] 19 The United Irishmen . Celebrations at Belfast.
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... establishment more than 2,000 had disappeared . He held in his hand , he said , a return for the last ten years which had been given upon oath . In that time 19,368 children had been entered on the books , and almost 17,000 were dead or ...
... establishment more than 2,000 had disappeared . He held in his hand , he said , a return for the last ten years which had been given upon oath . In that time 19,368 children had been entered on the books , and almost 17,000 were dead or ...
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... Establishment in Church and State should be protected on the principles of the Revolution of 1688 , and men of any or all religions who sought to disturb the peace of the country should be made to know that they would be punished . A ...
... Establishment in Church and State should be protected on the principles of the Revolution of 1688 , and men of any or all religions who sought to disturb the peace of the country should be made to know that they would be punished . A ...
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... Establishment . Mr. Ogle , of Wexford , pointed out that such engagements would bind none but those who made them . The Catholics must be- come supreme in the State by mere weight of num- bers , and when the power was in their hands it ...
... Establishment . Mr. Ogle , of Wexford , pointed out that such engagements would bind none but those who made them . The Catholics must be- come supreme in the State by mere weight of num- bers , and when the power was in their hands it ...
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... Establishment , if they will treat with decided cold- ness any ambassador or address from any other body , no mischief can happen . It is the suspicion of Eng- lish toleration that causes the present bustle . I am as sensible as they ...
... Establishment , if they will treat with decided cold- ness any ambassador or address from any other body , no mischief can happen . It is the suspicion of Eng- lish toleration that causes the present bustle . I am as sensible as they ...
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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.