The Life of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, 1763-1798 |
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Page 8
... less favourably disposed towards him , who declared him to have artfully concealed his trait- orous designs under the cover of his amiable manners and conduct , to have fascinated all his acquaintance into unqualified confidence , and ...
... less favourably disposed towards him , who declared him to have artfully concealed his trait- orous designs under the cover of his amiable manners and conduct , to have fascinated all his acquaintance into unqualified confidence , and ...
Page 14
... less and less submissive vassals of the Crown ; and though frequently holding high office in Ireland , they are constantly found suffering imprison- ment or disgrace , for offences real or imputed , and acccused , on one occasion at ...
... less and less submissive vassals of the Crown ; and though frequently holding high office in Ireland , they are constantly found suffering imprison- ment or disgrace , for offences real or imputed , and acccused , on one occasion at ...
Page 17
... less noteworthy . The King's advisers had possibly been wise in their genera- tion , and the old fighting spirit of the Geraldines in a measure broken by that sixfold execution at Tyburn . The family , indeed , had been left by it so ...
... less noteworthy . The King's advisers had possibly been wise in their genera- tion , and the old fighting spirit of the Geraldines in a measure broken by that sixfold execution at Tyburn . The family , indeed , had been left by it so ...
Page 26
... less than nine sons and ten daughters had been born to the Duke , of whom many would still be on their mother's hands - to say nothing of two little Ogilvies shortly added to the tale , there was probably no superabundance of money ...
... less than nine sons and ten daughters had been born to the Duke , of whom many would still be on their mother's hands - to say nothing of two little Ogilvies shortly added to the tale , there was probably no superabundance of money ...
Page 28
... less time was wasted than is the case now over the preliminaries of life , and prefaces were apt to be cut short . At sixteen young FitzGerald had concluded his education , except in so far as those studies were concerned which might be ...
... less time was wasted than is the case now over the preliminaries of life , and prefaces were apt to be cut short . At sixteen young FitzGerald had concluded his education , except in so far as those studies were concerned which might be ...
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