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Page 20 - And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled : for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Page 34 - Discunt in partes centum diducere. Dicat Filius Albini : si de quincunce remota est Uncia, quid superat ? Poteras dixisse. Triens. Eu ! Rem poteris servare tuam. Redit uncia, quid fit ? Semis.
Page 41 - Though built by God's right hand, must pass away ; And long oblivion creep o'er mortal things, The fate of Empires, and the pride of Kings ; Eternal night shall veil their proudest story, And drop the curtain o'er all human glory. The...
Page 3 - In 1698, the woollen manufacture had taken such deep root in Ireland, as to excite the jealousy of the English to such a degree, that both houses of parliament addressed King William on the subject, beseeching him to take 'effectual measures to discourage the Woollen Manufacture in Ireland, and promising, in this case, every encouragement to the Manufacture of Linen. This stipulation was announced to the Irish parliament by the Lords Justices in their speech from the throne.
Page 47 - Iuverna est paene par spatio, sed utrimque aequali tractu litorum oblonga, caeli ad maturanda semina iniqui, verum adeo luxuriosa herbis non laetis modo sed etiam dulcibus, ut se 5 exigua parte diei pecora impleant, et nisi pabulo prohibeantur, diutius pasta dissiliant.