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The speech of ... John, earl of Clare ... in the House of lords of Ireland ... - Page 18
by John Fitzgibbon (1st earl of Clare.) - 1800
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The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the Present ..., Volume 2

Stephen Barlow - Ireland - 1814 - 556 pages
...patient alike of sarcasm and flattery. " Inclining to exaggerate, but not intending tq Deceive, you wi}l applaud them rather for sincerity than truth. Accuracy...England is glad to recognize the Irish Character only by these inconsistencies apd which her own novercal government has produced «r perpetuated. - " In their...
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The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the Present ..., Volume 2

Stephen Barlow - Ireland - 1814 - 552 pages
...that they are prone equally to satirize and to praise, and patienp alike cf sarcasm and flattery. " Inclining to exaggerate, but not intending to deceive, you will applaud them father for sjnceyity than truth. Accuracy is not the merit, nor duplicity the failing, of a lively...
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Memoirs and Confessions of Captain Ashe, Author of "The Spirit of ..., Volume 1

Thomas Ashe - Authors, English - 1815 - 316 pages
...countrymen, that they are prone equally to satirize and to praise, and patient alike to sarcasm and flattery. Inclining to exaggerate, but not intending to deceive,...is, glad to recognize the Irish character only by these inconsistencies and errors, which her own government has produced or perpetuated. In their domestic...
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Memoirs and confessions of captain Ashe, Volume 1

Thomas Ashe - 1815 - 324 pages
...countrymen, that they are prone equally to satirize and to praise, and patient alike to sarcasm and flattery. Inclining to exaggerate, but not intending to deceive, you will applaud them rather for sincerity than troth. Accuracy is not the merit, nor duplicity the failing, of a lively but neglected and uncultivated...
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The Investigator, Volumes 3-4

1821 - 970 pages
...people, that they are prone equally to satirize and to praise, and patient alike of sarcasm and flattery. Inclining to exaggerate, but not intending to deceive,...them rather for sincerity than truth. Accuracy is not toe merit, nor duplicity the failing, of a lively but uncultivated people. Their passions lie on the...
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The Investigator (or, Quarterly magazine) [ed. by W.B. Collyer, T ..., Volume 4

William Bengo' Collyer - 1822 - 502 pages
...people, that they are prone equally to satirize and to praise, and patient alike of sarcasm and flattery. Inclining to exaggerate, but not intending to deceive,...merit, nor duplicity the failing, of a lively but uncultivated people. Their passions lie on the surface, unsheltered from irritation or notice: and...
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Travels in Ireland in the Year 1822: Exhibiting Brief Sketches of the Moral ...

Thomas Reid - Ireland - 1823 - 456 pages
...that they are prone equally to satirize and to praise, and patient alike of sarcasm and flattery. " Inclining to exaggerate, but not -intending to deceive,...Accuracy is not the merit, nor duplicity the failing of a 4- MANNERS. lively but uncultivated people. Their passions lie on the surface, unsheltered from irritation...
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The New Monthly Belle Assemblée, Volumes 42-43

Fashion - 740 pages
...people that they arc prone equally to satarise and to praise, and patient alike of sarcasm and flattery. Inclining to exaggerate, but not intending to deceive,...merit, nor duplicity the failing of a lively, but uncultivated people. Their passions lie on the surface, unsheltered from irritation or notice ; and...
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Railway readings

Railway readings - 1847 - 172 pages
...people, that they are prone equally to satirize and to praise, and patient alike of sarcasm and flattery. Inclining to exaggerate, but not intending to deceive,...merit, nor duplicity the failing, of a lively but uncultivated people. Their passions lie on the surface, unsheltered from irritation or notice : and...
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The Saxon in Ireland : Or, The Rambles of an Englishman in Search of a ...

John Hervey Ashworth - Connacht (Ireland) - 1851 - 316 pages
...people, that they are prone equally to satirize and to praise, and patient alike of sarcasm and flattery; inclining to exaggerate, but not intending to deceive,...merit, nor duplicity the failing, of a lively but uncultivated people. The passions lie on the surface, unsheltered from irritation or notice ; and cautious...
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