Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators: Phillips, Curran and Grattan, to which is Added the Powerful Appeal of Robert Emmett, at the Close of His Trial for High Treason |
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... hope , in- spired me with the sentiments it ought ; but here , I do confess to you , I feel no ordinary sensation - here , where every object springs some new association , and the loveliest objects , mellowed as they are by time , rise ...
... hope , in- spired me with the sentiments it ought ; but here , I do confess to you , I feel no ordinary sensation - here , where every object springs some new association , and the loveliest objects , mellowed as they are by time , rise ...
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... hope in death by the heart - rending reflection that he leaves his children to bear , like their father , an abominable bondage ? Is it the fact ? Let any who doubts it walk out into your streets , and see the consequen ces of such a ...
... hope in death by the heart - rending reflection that he leaves his children to bear , like their father , an abominable bondage ? Is it the fact ? Let any who doubts it walk out into your streets , and see the consequen ces of such a ...
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... hope that under better auspices and a sounder policy , the ig- norance that thinks so may meet its refutation . Let us turn from the blight and ruin of this wintry day to the fond anticipa- tion of a happier period , when our prostrate ...
... hope that under better auspices and a sounder policy , the ig- norance that thinks so may meet its refutation . Let us turn from the blight and ruin of this wintry day to the fond anticipa- tion of a happier period , when our prostrate ...
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... hope , our mutual friend . Let me congratulate him on having become in some de- gree naturalized in a province , where the spirit of the elder day seems to have lingered ; and let me congratulate you on the ac- quisition of a man who is ...
... hope , our mutual friend . Let me congratulate him on having become in some de- gree naturalized in a province , where the spirit of the elder day seems to have lingered ; and let me congratulate you on the ac- quisition of a man who is ...
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... hope she may not teach her practice . But Christianity - Chris- tianity alone , exhibits her thousand sects , each denouncing his neighbour here , in the name of God ; and damning hereafter , out of pure devotion ! " You're a heretic ...
... hope she may not teach her practice . But Christianity - Chris- tianity alone , exhibits her thousand sects , each denouncing his neighbour here , in the name of God ; and damning hereafter , out of pure devotion ! " You're a heretic ...
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abused accusation act of navigation answer argument Attorney-general authority bill bill of attainder blood Britain British called calumny Catholic catholic emancipation cause character charge client consider constitution conviction court crime criminal crown Curran danger death defendant duty eloquence enemies England evidence fact feel gentlemen give Grattan guilt happy heart heaven honest hope house of commons human innocence Ireland Irish Irishman judges jury justice king labour land learned counsel libel liberty lord lieutenant mean ment mercy mind minister nation nature never O'Brien oath object offence Oliver Bond opinion oppression parliament peace pension perhaps perjury person plaintiff present principle prosecution protection punishment question reason religion right honourable gentleman riot act Rowan sacred SPEECH spirit statute suffer suppose tell thing tion tithe trial united Irishmen verdict victim virtue warrant William Orr witness wretched
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