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 8
... walked about drinking grog , and smoking tobacco- I could not forbear remarking to the friend who accompanied me , the miserable situation of an elegant female like Miss obliged to twist her arms and legs , and make faces , for the ...
... walked about drinking grog , and smoking tobacco- I could not forbear remarking to the friend who accompanied me , the miserable situation of an elegant female like Miss obliged to twist her arms and legs , and make faces , for the ...
Page 19
... the Zephyrs , who bore me in safety among a people who unite so gracefully , " The myrtle of Venus , with Bacchus's vine . " CHAP . IV . DUBLIN , I WALKED about the C2 19 at your old stories, and drinking your new wine...
... the Zephyrs , who bore me in safety among a people who unite so gracefully , " The myrtle of Venus , with Bacchus's vine . " CHAP . IV . DUBLIN , I WALKED about the C2 19 at your old stories, and drinking your new wine...
Page 20
... WALKED about the streets for some hours this morning , and saw little alteration in them since I was here last ; it was predicted by some of its violent opposers , that the Union would cause grass to grow in the streets of Dublin ...
... WALKED about the streets for some hours this morning , and saw little alteration in them since I was here last ; it was predicted by some of its violent opposers , that the Union would cause grass to grow in the streets of Dublin ...
Page 36
... , and we set off immediately after breakfast to see it : he took me to the street which contained this rare treasure ; we walked several times up and down , but saw neither castle nor palace , neither shattered column 36.
... , and we set off immediately after breakfast to see it : he took me to the street which contained this rare treasure ; we walked several times up and down , but saw neither castle nor palace , neither shattered column 36.
Page 47
... walked over their mouldering remains , which a little earth loosely scat- tered hardly concealed from our view : in some places it did not conceal them . Whether from the carelessness of interment , or the ravages of animals , the ...
... walked over their mouldering remains , which a little earth loosely scat- tered hardly concealed from our view : in some places it did not conceal them . Whether from the carelessness of interment , or the ravages of animals , the ...
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