Personal Recollections of the Late Daniel O'Connell, M.P.Chapman and Hall, 1848 |
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... told with crushing effect upon any infe- rior antagonist . But O'Connell was too great to be put down by sarcasm or ridicule . He often grappled Stanley with tremendous vigour . When he made a hit he liked to have it appreciated . One ...
... told with crushing effect upon any infe- rior antagonist . But O'Connell was too great to be put down by sarcasm or ridicule . He often grappled Stanley with tremendous vigour . When he made a hit he liked to have it appreciated . One ...
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... told the traditionary story of St. Patrick's selection of the shamrock as an emblem of the Trinity . Some one asked him whether the use of the Irish lan- guage was diminishing among our peasantry . " Yes , " he answered , " and I am ...
... told the traditionary story of St. Patrick's selection of the shamrock as an emblem of the Trinity . Some one asked him whether the use of the Irish lan- guage was diminishing among our peasantry . " Yes , " he answered , " and I am ...
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... told me he was forced to take this step , bitterly against his will . " I felt , " said he , " like a man who was going to jump into a cold bath , but I was obliged to take the plunge . " His speech was certainly an able one , but very ...
... told me he was forced to take this step , bitterly against his will . " I felt , " said he , " like a man who was going to jump into a cold bath , but I was obliged to take the plunge . " His speech was certainly an able one , but very ...
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... told us he meant to bring publicly for- ward at that day's meeting a certain topic , which I was of opinion it would be infinitely wiser and more prudent to leave in the shade . I expressed that opinion very strongly , and was backed by ...
... told us he meant to bring publicly for- ward at that day's meeting a certain topic , which I was of opinion it would be infinitely wiser and more prudent to leave in the shade . I expressed that opinion very strongly , and was backed by ...
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... told that after receiving a severe castigation from O'Connell , he would skip into the committee - room , rubbing his hands in the highest glee , and exclaim- ing , " Well , had not we a nice debate ? " Speaking of the victory of 1829 ...
... told that after receiving a severe castigation from O'Connell , he would skip into the committee - room , rubbing his hands in the highest glee , and exclaim- ing , " Well , had not we a nice debate ? " Speaking of the victory of 1829 ...
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Página 116 - We thank you for your noble and spirited, though hitherto ineffectual efforts in defence of the great constitutional and commercial rights of your country. Go on! The almost unanimous voice of the people is with you, and in a free country the voice of the people must prevail. We know our 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 we should doubt the being of a Providence...
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Página 107 - ... with the three unfortunate youths. But their mother was there, and she, armed in the •strength of her affection, broke through the guard I saw her clasp her eldest son, who was but twentytwo years of age ; I saw her hang on her second, who was not twenty ; I saw her faint when she clung to the neck of her youngest son, who was but eighteen ; and I ask, what recompense could be made for such agony ? They were executed — and — they were innocent '.'" " A very unhappy case,
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