The Green Book: Or, Gleanings from the Writing-desk of a Literary AgitatorM. Fithian, 1842 - 371 страници |
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... give an account of those times . His peculiar sources of research - exclusive of a familiar acquaintance with all the common writers on the subject - consist of se- veral large volumes of the MS . of King William's Secre- tary , and ...
... give an account of those times . His peculiar sources of research - exclusive of a familiar acquaintance with all the common writers on the subject - consist of se- veral large volumes of the MS . of King William's Secre- tary , and ...
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... give of the great amount of time , labour , blood , and money , that had to be expended , for the elevation of the tyranny of a faction , at the expense of the rights of a nation ; through the notion it would convey , of how very ...
... give of the great amount of time , labour , blood , and money , that had to be expended , for the elevation of the tyranny of a faction , at the expense of the rights of a nation ; through the notion it would convey , of how very ...
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... hitherto been left to the Eng- lish and Orange enemies of Ireland , to give what versions they chose of the conduct of the Irish people in that war ; an advantage , which those writers have availed themselves of PREFACE . 27.
... hitherto been left to the Eng- lish and Orange enemies of Ireland , to give what versions they chose of the conduct of the Irish people in that war ; an advantage , which those writers have availed themselves of PREFACE . 27.
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... give an unfavourable impression of any thing in the shape of a history that might emanate from him , if he were not determined , in the composition of such a work , -or of one , so very different , in its nature , from the present ...
... give an unfavourable impression of any thing in the shape of a history that might emanate from him , if he were not determined , in the composition of such a work , -or of one , so very different , in its nature , from the present ...
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... gives him still greater pleasure than could be conferred by any favour he experienced , to be able to state , that ... give the world the benefit of the valuable and curious collections of native Irish litera- ture in the archives of ...
... gives him still greater pleasure than could be conferred by any favour he experienced , to be able to state , that ... give the world the benefit of the valuable and curious collections of native Irish litera- ture in the archives of ...
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Страница 101 - Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we : come on, let us deal wisely with them ; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Страница 69 - Ne conçut un projet aussi grand que le mien. Chaque peuple, à son tour, a brillé sur la terre, Par les lois, par les arts, et surtout par la guerre. Le temps de l'Arabie est à la fin venu.
Страница 38 - Her wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself, Have they not sped? Have they not divided the prey; To every man a damsel or two; To Sisera a prey of divers colours, A prey of divers colours of needlework, Of divers colours of needlework on both sides, Meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
Страница 119 - ... the grave opens to receive me, and I sink into its bosom ! 3. I have but one request to ask at my departure from this world, — it is the charity of its silence. Let no man write my epitaph ; for as no man who knows my motives, dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them.
Страница 131 - Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty fallen ! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Страница 163 - The barbarians drive us to the sea; the sea throws us back on the barbarians; thus two modes of death await us; we are either slain or drowned.
Страница 130 - Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave takes half his worth away.
Страница 101 - And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Страница 140 - Charles came to the palace, he dismounted, and walked along the piazza, towards the apartment of the Duke of Hamilton. When he was near the door, which stood open to receive him, a gentleman stepped out of the crowd, drew his sword, and raising his arm aloft, walked up stairs before Charles.
Страница 133 - The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression.