The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: Embracing Also a Statistical and Geographical Account of that Kingdom ; Forming Together a Complete View of Its Past and Present State, Under Its Political, Civil, Literary, and Commercial Relations, Volume 2 |
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... duty of the applicants ? To provide for their own defence . The compact between the state and the people is dissolved so far as it applies to that peculiar case ; and it would be a frantic kind of loyalty and submis- sion if individuals ...
... duty of the applicants ? To provide for their own defence . The compact between the state and the people is dissolved so far as it applies to that peculiar case ; and it would be a frantic kind of loyalty and submis- sion if individuals ...
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... duties of military discipline , arming themselves at their own expence , they laboured unremittingly to infuse into their whole mass one common feeling as to the political condition of their country , and the necessity of emancipating ...
... duties of military discipline , arming themselves at their own expence , they laboured unremittingly to infuse into their whole mass one common feeling as to the political condition of their country , and the necessity of emancipating ...
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... duties be- tween the sister kingdoms was disapproved of ; and government , with the height of imprudence , inflamed a ... duty . Discontent spread throughout the nation ; petitions were presented from various parts ; but government , in ...
... duties be- tween the sister kingdoms was disapproved of ; and government , with the height of imprudence , inflamed a ... duty . Discontent spread throughout the nation ; petitions were presented from various parts ; but government , in ...
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... duty it is to establish and preserve the same . " Resolved , That to avert the impending dan- ger from the nation , and to restore the constitu- tion to its original purity , the most vigorous and effectual methods must be pursued to ...
... duty it is to establish and preserve the same . " Resolved , That to avert the impending dan- ger from the nation , and to restore the constitu- tion to its original purity , the most vigorous and effectual methods must be pursued to ...
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... duty to our sovereign , and are loyal . We know our duty to ourselves , and are resolved to be free . We seek for our rights , and no more than our rights ; and in so just a pursuit Address to the minority in parliament . 39.
... duty to our sovereign , and are loyal . We know our duty to ourselves , and are resolved to be free . We seek for our rights , and no more than our rights ; and in so just a pursuit Address to the minority in parliament . 39.
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Page 477 - England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland, shall be deemed and taken to be an essential and fundamental part of the Union...
Page 477 - Ireland ; and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said united church shall be and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the church of England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland...
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