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Page 43
... political essays to the leading Irish journal of the day . Moore has himself enabled us to judge how far the origin of his Irish melodies is attri- butable to Edward Hudson , erroneously , however , stating that the latter was the ...
... political essays to the leading Irish journal of the day . Moore has himself enabled us to judge how far the origin of his Irish melodies is attri- butable to Edward Hudson , erroneously , however , stating that the latter was the ...
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... political and scientific treatises ; by his skill dental surgery was in Ireland first elevated to the rank of a profession ; and mainly from his instructions his nephew , Blake , * was enabled pre - eminently to advance our country's ...
... political and scientific treatises ; by his skill dental surgery was in Ireland first elevated to the rank of a profession ; and mainly from his instructions his nephew , Blake , * was enabled pre - eminently to advance our country's ...
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... political prints , among which was one published in 1787 , depicting Father O'Leary and the Presbyterian Dr. Campbell joining hands at the altar of peace . In 1791 he established the " National Evening Star " on the principles adopted ...
... political prints , among which was one published in 1787 , depicting Father O'Leary and the Presbyterian Dr. Campbell joining hands at the altar of peace . In 1791 he established the " National Evening Star " on the principles adopted ...
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... political sentiments coincided with those of the United Irishmen , he procured from him in 1798 an introduction to the brothers Sheares , who were then engaged in maturing their revolutionary organization . " Armstrong , on leaving ...
... political sentiments coincided with those of the United Irishmen , he procured from him in 1798 an introduction to the brothers Sheares , who were then engaged in maturing their revolutionary organization . " Armstrong , on leaving ...
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... political scoundrelism , secures so much and so quickly , whilst merit , excepting after years of toil , commands so little in the legal profession in Ireland , that young men cannot be much condemned if they enjoy the six years ...
... political scoundrelism , secures so much and so quickly , whilst merit , excepting after years of toil , commands so little in the legal profession in Ireland , that young men cannot be much condemned if they enjoy the six years ...
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Page 390 - When a man's verses cannot be understood, nor a man's good wit seconded with the forward child, understanding, it strikes a man more dead than a great reckoning in a little room.
Page 573 - O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Page 570 - ... no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst from around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION ! [Here Mr.
Page 128 - I'd clasp it round so close and tight, And I would be the necklace, And all day long to fall and rise Upon her balmy bosom, With her laughter or her sighs, And I would lie so light, so light, I scarce should be unclasp'd at night.
Page 152 - Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries, whom mankind have considered not as the pupil but the slave of science, the pioneer of literature, doomed only to remove rubbish and clear obstructions from the paths through which learning and genius press forward to conquest and glory, without bestowing a smile on the humble drudge that facilitates their progress.
Page 404 - O to abide in the desert with thee ! Wild is thy lay, and loud, Far in the downy cloud ; Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying ? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth.
Page 10 - And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child.
Page 129 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.
Page 573 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Page 129 - HE that loves a rosy Cheek, Or a coral Lip admires ; Or from star-like Eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires : As old Time makes these decay, So his flames must waste away ! But a smooth and steadfast Mind, Gentle Thoughts, and calm Desires, Hearts with equal love combined, Kindle never-dying fires ! Where these are not ; I despise Lovely Cheeks ! or Lips ! or Eyes...