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Memoirs of the Legal, Literary, and Political Life of the Late the Right ... - Page 62
by William O'Regan - 1817 - 315 pages
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The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volume 2

1818 - 590 pages
...soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and...the irresistible genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION !" t After this apostrophe to the genius of English freedom, which called forth a sudden and involuntary...
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The Life of the Right Honourable John Philpot Curran, Late Master ..., Volume 1

William Henry Curran - 1819 - 468 pages
...altar and the god sink together in the dust; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst from around...the irresistible genius of Universal Emancipation/' There is, farther on, a passage on the freedom of the press, too glowing and characteristic to be omitted:—...
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Specimens of Irish Eloquence: Now First Arranged and Collected, with ...

Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 pages
...and the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst from around him, and he stands re7 deemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION. THE...
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Biographia Hibernica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of ..., Volume 1

1821 - 518 pages
...altar and the god sink together in the dust. His soul walks abroad in her own majesty; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst from around...the irresistible genius of universal emancipation." On the liberty of the press. " What then remains ? The liberty of the press only ; the sacred palladium,...
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Biographia Hibernica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of ..., Volume 1

1821 - 508 pages
...altar and the god sink together in the dust. His soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst from around...the irresistible genius of universal emancipation." ' On the liberty of the press. " What then remains F The liberty of the press only ; the sacred palladium,...
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Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818 ..., Volume 2

Franklin James Didier - 1822 - 218 pages
...altar and the god sink together in the A"**. his soul walks abroad in her own majesty; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst from...the irresistible genius of Universal Emancipation!" Whatever natural beauties England possesses, are surpassed by our country, so various in soil, climate...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1822 - 572 pages
...altar and the god sink together in the dust; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst from...stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the genius of universal emancipation." ' — no matter what complexion, incompatible with freedom, an Indian...
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Recollections of Curran, and Some of His Contemporaries

Charles Phillips - 1822 - 434 pages
...soul walks abroad in her own majesty; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible genius of univeremancipation. On the Liberty of the Press. What then remains ? The liberty of the press only...
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Alasco: A Tragedy, in Five Acts

Martin Archer Shee - 1824 - 258 pages
...reverence man," the land, on touching whose shore, (in the eloquent words of Curran) "The slave swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst from...around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disinthralled! ! !" / HOHENDAHL (going to the side-scene.) My servants, there ! Audacious railer !...
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Elegant Extracts: Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose

Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...and the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells tudden burst of applause from the courtcmd hall, which was repeated for a considerable length of time...
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