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 256
... , were seen gliding among the ruins : --- an- gels , in flowing robes , and crowns of glory , were seen descend- ing to console them ; and the spectres of the blood - stained dæmons , who had inflicted such misery , fled howling 256.
... , were seen gliding among the ruins : --- an- gels , in flowing robes , and crowns of glory , were seen descend- ing to console them ; and the spectres of the blood - stained dæmons , who had inflicted such misery , fled howling 256.
Page 257
... dæmons , who had inflicted such misery , fled howling at their approach . The houses o the respectable inhabitants are generally two stories , nor are any higher than three . They do not inherit , therefore , the predilection of their ...
... dæmons , who had inflicted such misery , fled howling at their approach . The houses o the respectable inhabitants are generally two stories , nor are any higher than three . They do not inherit , therefore , the predilection of their ...
Page 262
... dæmons , not men , were then the inhabitants of Ireland . - Let him reflect , however , that the Irish were two distinct nations --- that they could never be said to be at peace . It was either active war , or a hollow truce . - Let us ...
... dæmons , not men , were then the inhabitants of Ireland . - Let him reflect , however , that the Irish were two distinct nations --- that they could never be said to be at peace . It was either active war , or a hollow truce . - Let us ...
Page 267
... dæmons , stopt not here . Witnessing the tortures of their expiring victims , they rejoiced that those tortures were but the beginning of those which should last for ever , beyond the grave . The great fault of English dominion in ...
... dæmons , stopt not here . Witnessing the tortures of their expiring victims , they rejoiced that those tortures were but the beginning of those which should last for ever , beyond the grave . The great fault of English dominion in ...
Page 273
... dæmons of war have entered the valley of peace , --- the crowd is dispersed , -the murderers are at their heels , --- the bridegroom too - look at his bridal bed , --- see her who sorrows over him , who alone does not fly , --- she is ...
... dæmons of war have entered the valley of peace , --- the crowd is dispersed , -the murderers are at their heels , --- the bridegroom too - look at his bridal bed , --- see her who sorrows over him , who alone does not fly , --- she is ...
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