Sketches of History, Politics and Manners: Taken in Dublin, and the North of Ireland, in the Autumn of 1810 ...C. Cradock and W. Joy, 1811 - 294 pages |
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Page 241
... Strabane was very obnoxious to them - orangeism had made little progress there- the inhabitants had good sense , and , what is fully as rare , the magistrates had good sense likewise . They wished to discountenance , or at least to ...
... Strabane was very obnoxious to them - orangeism had made little progress there- the inhabitants had good sense , and , what is fully as rare , the magistrates had good sense likewise . They wished to discountenance , or at least to ...
Page 242
... Strabane were worse than Catholics . They had protestant faces , ( in this country a man's religion is seen in his face as well as in his actions ) but they were mere renegadoes , who had deserted the good old cause , and cared no more ...
... Strabane were worse than Catholics . They had protestant faces , ( in this country a man's religion is seen in his face as well as in his actions ) but they were mere renegadoes , who had deserted the good old cause , and cared no more ...
Page 243
... Strabane , if we will ever tak them up again . " --- The general knew what kind of people he had to deal with --- They might not be men of obedience , but they were of truth : --- They had protested too much , but he knew --- they would ...
... Strabane , if we will ever tak them up again . " --- The general knew what kind of people he had to deal with --- They might not be men of obedience , but they were of truth : --- They had protested too much , but he knew --- they would ...
Page 245
... in our over- throw . This may be great ingratitude in them ; but is it not a two - edged sword , which wounds either side ? --- does it not likewise prove great mismanagement in us ? CHAP . XXI . STRABANE . I DID not leave 245.
... in our over- throw . This may be great ingratitude in them ; but is it not a two - edged sword , which wounds either side ? --- does it not likewise prove great mismanagement in us ? CHAP . XXI . STRABANE . I DID not leave 245.
Page 246
... STRABANE . I DID not leave Newtown Stewart till the day was pretty far advanced .--- It was Sunday . The people were going to meeting and church , as I was turning my back on them- the day was beautiful - the earth was clad in the ...
... STRABANE . I DID not leave Newtown Stewart till the day was pretty far advanced .--- It was Sunday . The people were going to meeting and church , as I was turning my back on them- the day was beautiful - the earth was clad in the ...
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