Curran and His ContemporariesW. Blackwood, 1850 - 496 páginas |
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... if I were to begin life again , I would rather be a chimney - sweeper than connected with the Irish government . " The asperities of his public conduct were , however , invisible in private . He CURRAN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 35.
... if I were to begin life again , I would rather be a chimney - sweeper than connected with the Irish government . " The asperities of his public conduct were , however , invisible in private . He CURRAN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 35.
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... character , at that time in high eminence at the Irish bar , was the justly celebrated Walter Hussey Burgh , a man reverenced by his pro- fession , idolised by his friends , loved by the CURRAN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 39.
... character , at that time in high eminence at the Irish bar , was the justly celebrated Walter Hussey Burgh , a man reverenced by his pro- fession , idolised by his friends , loved by the CURRAN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 39.
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... Irish soldiers at the disposal of Government , during the American war : " Having no enemies to encounter , no partisans to serve - without passions , without prejudices , without fear , I have delivered my sentiments on the present ...
... Irish soldiers at the disposal of Government , during the American war : " Having no enemies to encounter , no partisans to serve - without passions , without prejudices , without fear , I have delivered my sentiments on the present ...
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... Irish extravagance . His country lost him in 1783 , at the age of forty . Another barrister who had immediately preceded the period of Mr Curran was the Right Hon . John Hely Hutchinson , the founder of a very distinguished family ...
... Irish extravagance . His country lost him in 1783 , at the age of forty . Another barrister who had immediately preceded the period of Mr Curran was the Right Hon . John Hely Hutchinson , the founder of a very distinguished family ...
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... Irish judge , quite as remarkable for his good humour and raillery as for his legal researches . He was addressing a jury on one of the state trials in 1803 with his usual animation . The judge , whose political bias , if any judge can ...
... Irish judge , quite as remarkable for his good humour and raillery as for his legal researches . He was addressing a jury on one of the state trials in 1803 with his usual animation . The judge , whose political bias , if any judge can ...
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admirable advocate affection afterwards amongst barrister bench called Catholic character Chief-Justice Clonmel Cockaigne court crime Curran dear death defence doubt Dublin duty eloquence Emmett enemies England feel Flood genius gentlemen give Government Grattan grave guilt Habeas Corpus hand happy heard heart Hevey honour hope House of Commons human Ireland Irish judge jury justice knew labour liberty live Lord Avonmore Lord Brougham Lord Castlereagh Lord Clare Lord Cornwallis Lord Edward Fitzgerald Lord Fitzwilliam Lord Kilwarden Lord Plunket memory ment mind minister nation nature never noble Norbury occasion opinion Parliament passed patriot perhaps person Peter Burrowes Plunket political poor principles prisoner recollection respect Roman Catholic scarcely scene seems speech spirit suffered suppose talents tell thought tion told Tone trial United Irishmen verdict vote witness words wretched
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Página 296 - She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers around her are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying.
Página 132 - 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.
Página 290 - OH! BREATHE NOT HIS NAME. OH ! breathe not his name, let it sleep in the shade, Where cold and unhonour'd his relics are laid ; Sad, silent, and dark, be the tears that we shed, As the night-dew that falls on the grass o'er his head. But the night-dew that falls, though in silence it weeps, Shall brighten with verdure the grave where he sleeps ; And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls, Shall long keep his memory green in our souls.
Página 296 - SHE is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers are round her sighing ; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying.
Página 285 - By you, too, who, if it were possible to collect all the innocent blood that you have shed in your unhallowed ministry, in one great reservoir, your lordship might swim in...
Página 173 - I put it to your oaths, do you think that a blessing of that kind, that a victory obtained by justice over bigotry and oppression, should have a stigma cast upon it by an ignominious sentence upon men bold and honest enough to propose that measure ; to propose the redeeming of religion from the abuses of the church — the reclaiming of three millions of men from bondage, and giving liberty to all who had a right to demand it — giving, I say, in the so much censured words of this paper, giving...
Página 281 - Were the French to come as invaders or enemies, uninvited by the wishes of the people, I should oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes, my countrymen, I should advise you to meet them on the beach, with a sword in one hand, and a torch in the other...
Página 296 - He had lived for his love, for his country he died, They were all that to life had entwined him ; Nor soon shall the tears of his country be dried, Nor long will his love stay behind him. Oh ! make her a grave where the sunbeams rest When they promise a glorious morrow ; They'll shine o'er her sleep, like a smile from the West, From her own loved island of sorrow.
Página 283 - I have always understood it to be the duty of a judge, when a prisoner has been convicted, to pronounce the sentence of the law; I have also understood that judges sometimes think it their duty to hear with patience and to speak with humanity...
Página 275 - I in the most express terms deny the competency of parliament to do this act — I warn you, do not dare to lay your hand on the Constitution. I tell you that if, circumstanced as you are, you pass this act, it will be a nullity, and that no man in Ireland will be bound to obey it.