Biographia Hibernica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 1J. Warren, 1821 - Ireland |
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... respect and esteem . His congregation was large , and he applied himself to the pastoral work with great diligence . His talents likewise gave him a considerable ascendancy in the synod , so that he had a large share in the management ...
... respect and esteem . His congregation was large , and he applied himself to the pastoral work with great diligence . His talents likewise gave him a considerable ascendancy in the synod , so that he had a large share in the management ...
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... respects , in such a manner as clearly evinced what his real sentiments were , and how much he had at heart the re - settling of the constitution . In the confusion which followed he had little or no share , being trusted neither by the ...
... respects , in such a manner as clearly evinced what his real sentiments were , and how much he had at heart the re - settling of the constitution . In the confusion which followed he had little or no share , being trusted neither by the ...
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... respect to the Duke of Or- mond and his government in Ireland . The Duke expostu- lated with the lord privy seal on the subject , to which the Earl replied . In 1682 , when the succession produced a considerable degree of agitation ...
... respect to the Duke of Or- mond and his government in Ireland . The Duke expostu- lated with the lord privy seal on the subject , to which the Earl replied . In 1682 , when the succession produced a considerable degree of agitation ...
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... respecting the prin ciples of Captain Aylmer , for , though he had too much integrity to quit the service of his former sovereign while he kept possession of his throne , he would not become the supporter of that sovereign's measures ...
... respecting the prin ciples of Captain Aylmer , for , though he had too much integrity to quit the service of his former sovereign while he kept possession of his throne , he would not become the supporter of that sovereign's measures ...
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... respect . One or two specimens may serve to illustrate his talents . His stage tailor at Dublin had agreed , in order to secure to himself all the profits of his contract , to furnish materials as well as workmanship ; but the manager ...
... respect . One or two specimens may serve to illustrate his talents . His stage tailor at Dublin had agreed , in order to secure to himself all the profits of his contract , to furnish materials as well as workmanship ; but the manager ...
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Page 342 - No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced ; no matter what complexion, incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon him; no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have been cloven down; no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust...
Page 243 - He made an administration so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed, a cabinet so variously inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to...
Page 342 - African sun may have burnt upon him ; no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have been cloven down ; no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery — the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain the altar and the god sink together in the dust — his soul walks abroad in...
Page 94 - So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much innocence, and such humility, I did not think had been the portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman.
Page 323 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 283 - I shall consider you as the assassin : I shall treat you as such ; and wherever I meet you, I shall pistol you, though you stood behind the king's chair ; and I tell it you in his majesty's presence, that you may be sure I shall not fail of performance.
Page 62 - Barry, that the arms with which the ill dispositions of the world are to be combated, and the qualities by which it is to be reconciled to us, and we reconciled to it, are moderation, gentleness, a little indulgence to others, and a great deal of distrust of ourselves; which are not qualities of a mean spirit, as some may possibly think them; but virtues of a great and noble kind, and such as dignify our nature as much as they contribute to our repose and fortune. For nothing can be so unworthy of...
Page 314 - Yes, my good lord, I see you do not forget them ; I see their sacred forms passing in sad review before your memory ; I see your pained and softened fancy recalling those happy meetings, where the innocent enjoyment of social mirth became expanded into the nobler warmth of social virtue, and the horizon of the board became enlarged into the horizon of man...
Page 342 - What then remains ? The liberty of the press ONLY; that sacred palladium, which no influence, no power, no minister, no government, which nothing but the depravity, or folly, or corruption of a jury, can ever destroy.
Page 345 - I will not relinquish the confidence that this day will be the period of his sufferings ; and, however mercilessly he has been hitherto pursued, that your verdict will send him home to the arms of his family and the wishes of his country. But if, which Heaven forbid ! it hath still been unfortunately determined, that because he has not bent to power and authority, because he would not bow down before the golden calf and worship it, he is to be bound and cast into the furnace, I do trust in God there...