An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that Country Under Henry II. to Its Union with Great Britain on the First of January 1801...W. F. McLaughlin and Bartholomew Graves, 1806 - Ireland |
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... wished to depress the power of each by playing off one against another , were those who alone endeavoured to persuade the people of Ireland of its exist- ence , and who would fain give it being , and call it into action , to serve as an ...
... wished to depress the power of each by playing off one against another , were those who alone endeavoured to persuade the people of Ireland of its exist- ence , and who would fain give it being , and call it into action , to serve as an ...
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... wished his ideas had been more his own . In consenting to stand forward on this occa- sion , the baronet appears to have acted with extraordinary caution : he com- municated both his own and all other persons objections against the ...
... wished his ideas had been more his own . In consenting to stand forward on this occa- sion , the baronet appears to have acted with extraordinary caution : he com- municated both his own and all other persons objections against the ...
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... wished to extend to the Irish constitution : " Aristocracy , " says he , " reflects lustre on the crown , and lends support and effect to democracy ; while democracy gives vigour and energy to both ; and the sovereignty crowns the ...
... wished to extend to the Irish constitution : " Aristocracy , " says he , " reflects lustre on the crown , and lends support and effect to democracy ; while democracy gives vigour and energy to both ; and the sovereignty crowns the ...
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... wished that the house knew exactly the particulars in which the Roman Catholics desired relief : first , because parlia- ment might otherwise unintentionally omit matter which might appear essentially necessary to the Catholics ...
... wished that the house knew exactly the particulars in which the Roman Catholics desired relief : first , because parlia- ment might otherwise unintentionally omit matter which might appear essentially necessary to the Catholics ...
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... wished to know the ne plus ultra . Hon . Denis Browne said , the right honourable gentleman would find it difficult to answer for the future expectations of three millions of people . The Catholics offered , as a security for their ...
... wished to know the ne plus ultra . Hon . Denis Browne said , the right honourable gentleman would find it difficult to answer for the future expectations of three millions of people . The Catholics offered , as a security for their ...
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Popular passages
Page 82 - I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Page 82 - I am one who will lift up my hands against it. In such a cause your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man ; she would embrace the pillars of the state and pull down the constitution along with her.
Page 83 - I do declare solemnly before God, that I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.
Page 8 - I do declare, that I do not believe that the Pope of Rome, or any other foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within this realm.
Page 27 - Can the pope or cardinals, or any body of men, or any individual of the church of Rome, absolve or dispense with his majesty's subjects, from their oath of allegiance, upon any pretext •\vhatsover ? 3.
Page 83 - I also declare, that it is not an article of the catholic faith; neither am I thereby required to believe or profess that the pope is infallible, or that I am bound to obey any order in its own nature immoral, though the pope or any ecclesiastical power should issue or direct such order, but on the contrary, I hold that it would be sinful in me to pay any respect or obedience thereto...
Page 27 - Majesty's subjects from their oath of allegiance, upon any pretext whatsoever ? 3. Is there any principle in the tenets of the Catholic Faith, by which Catholics are justified in not keeping faith with heretics, or other persons differing from them in religious opinions, in any transaction, either of a public or a private nature...
Page 73 - Providence, to oppose an effectual barrier to the further progress of a system which strikes at the security and peace of all independent nations, and is pursued in open defiance of every principle of moderation, good faith, humanity, and justice.
Page 83 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present church establishment, as settled by law within this realm...
Page 230 - That the admissibility of persons professing the Roman Catholic Religion to seats in Parliament is consistent with the safety of the Crown, and the connexion of Ireland with Great Britain.