Curran and His ContemporariesW. Blackwood, 1850 - 496 páginas |
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... took me by the hand , said he would not have any one introduce me , and with a manner which I often thought was charmed , at once banished every apprehension , and completely familiarised me at the Priory . I had often seen Curran ...
... took me by the hand , said he would not have any one introduce me , and with a manner which I often thought was charmed , at once banished every apprehension , and completely familiarised me at the Priory . I had often seen Curran ...
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... took the walk , no doubt , but it was only to the drawing - room , where over a dessert freshly culled from his gardens , and over wines for which his board was celebrated , we passed those hours which formed an era in my life . It was ...
... took the walk , no doubt , but it was only to the drawing - room , where over a dessert freshly culled from his gardens , and over wines for which his board was celebrated , we passed those hours which formed an era in my life . It was ...
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... took a particular fancy ; I was winning , and was full of waggery , thinking every- thing that was eccentric , and by no means a miser of my eccentricities ; every one was welcome to share them , and I had plenty to spare after having ...
... took a particular fancy ; I was winning , and was full of waggery , thinking every- thing that was eccentric , and by no means a miser of my eccentricities ; every one was welcome to share them , and I had plenty to spare after having ...
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... took a particular fancy ; I was winning , and was full of waggery , thinking every- thing that was eccentric , and by no means a miser of my eccentricities ; every one was welcome to share them , and I had plenty to spare after having ...
... took a particular fancy ; I was winning , and was full of waggery , thinking every- thing that was eccentric , and by no means a miser of my eccentricities ; every one was welcome to share them , and I had plenty to spare after having ...
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... verified the old adage , that a story never loses in the telling ; he took care continually to add to every anecdote all the graces CURRAN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 11 have hanged herself at the mast-head without exciting ...
... verified the old adage , that a story never loses in the telling ; he took care continually to add to every anecdote all the graces CURRAN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 11 have hanged herself at the mast-head without exciting ...
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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.