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" When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth — then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written. "
Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators, Philips ... - Page 370
by John Philpot Curran, Robert Emmet, Henry Grattan - 1840 - 537 pages
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures ..., Volume 16

1803 - 444 pages
...is the charity of its silence. Let no man write my epitaph, for as no man who knows my motives dare vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse...obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, till other time* and other men can do justice to my character," . ELFI BEY. — This Mameluke Chief...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 198

1903 - 606 pages
...waited for that distant day to which he would fain have adjourned the writing of his epitaph, the day ' when my ' country takes her place among the nations of the earth.' Thanks to the loyalty to Emmet's memory consistently shown by the most eminent Irish man of letters...
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The Criminal Recorder: Or, Biographical Sketches of Notorious ..., Volume 1

Crime - 1804 - 508 pages
...is the charity of its silence. Let no fnan write my epitaph, for as no man who knows my motives dare vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse...repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain undesciibed, till other times and other men can do justice to my character." The foregoing is a faithful...
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The History of the Late Grand Insurrection: Or the Struggle for Liberty in ...

Ireland - 1805 - 428 pages
...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...earth, then — and not till then — let my epitaph be written— I have done. INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES OF IN IRELAND, »YA^ COUNTRY GfcNTLEMAX INTRODUCTION....
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History of the Civil War in Ireland, Containing an Impartial ..., Volume 2

James Gordon - Ireland - 1805 - 280 pages
...knows my motives dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them. andme repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain...times, and! other men; can do justice to my character j—when iny country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then—and not till then—4et...
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An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that ...

Francis Plowden - Ireland - 1806 - 508 pages
...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...earth, then. ...and not till then.. ..let my epitaph be written........! have done. FINIS. •• IE NEW REFERENCl ' book is under n taken from ...
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The Emerald, Volumes 1-2

1806 - 688 pages
...them arid me repose in obscurity, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times and other n-.cn can do justice to my character. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, thai, and not till then, let my epitaph be written I HAVE DOME 1" We have no hesitation in saying,...
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An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that ...

Francis Plowden - Ireland - 1806 - 516 pages
...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. Let them and me repose in obscurjjy and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times, and other men, can do justice...
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Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the ..., Volume 2

John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 348 pages
...silence. Let no man write my epitaph ; -for as no man who knows my motives dare now vinVoL. If. T . dicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them and me repose in obscurity, and. my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times and other men can do justice to my character. When my...
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Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the ..., Volume 2

John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 354 pages
...silence. Let no man write my epitaph; for as no man who knows my motives dare now vinVOL. IT. T dicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them and me repose in obscurity, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times and other men can do justice to my character. When my...
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