Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators, Philips, 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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... meeting , he has no security that their feeling , and their bad feelings , may not be brought into action against him ; he surrenders to his enemy the strongest of his weapons , and by a species of irrational generosity contrives to ...
... meeting , he has no security that their feeling , and their bad feelings , may not be brought into action against him ; he surrenders to his enemy the strongest of his weapons , and by a species of irrational generosity contrives to ...
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... remember you are acquiring a name to be cherished by the future generations of earth , long after it the been enrolled amongst the inheritors of heaven . A SPEECH DELIVERED AT AN AGGREGATE MEETING OF THE ROMAN SPEECH AT SLIGO . 19.
... remember you are acquiring a name to be cherished by the future generations of earth , long after it the been enrolled amongst the inheritors of heaven . A SPEECH DELIVERED AT AN AGGREGATE MEETING OF THE ROMAN SPEECH AT SLIGO . 19.
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... MEETING OF THE ROMAN CATHOLICS OF CORK . It is with no small degree of self - congratulation that I at length find myself in a province which every glance of the eye , and every throb of the heart , tells me is truly Irish ; and that ...
... MEETING OF THE ROMAN CATHOLICS OF CORK . It is with no small degree of self - congratulation that I at length find myself in a province which every glance of the eye , and every throb of the heart , tells me is truly Irish ; and that ...
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... meeting to me ; it has been our first- it may be our last . I can never forget the enthusiasm of this re- ception . I am too much affected by it to make professions ; but , believe me , no matter where I may be driven by the whim of my ...
... meeting to me ; it has been our first- it may be our last . I can never forget the enthusiasm of this re- ception . I am too much affected by it to make professions ; but , believe me , no matter where I may be driven by the whim of my ...
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... could not seduce your patriotism ! I have the honour , Sir , of proposing to you as a toast , THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON . A SPEECH DELIVERED AT AN AGGREGATE MEETING OF THE ROMAN SPEECH AT DINAS ISLAND . 35.
... could not seduce your patriotism ! I have the honour , Sir , of proposing to you as a toast , THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON . A SPEECH DELIVERED AT AN AGGREGATE MEETING OF THE ROMAN SPEECH AT DINAS ISLAND . 35.
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