Emmet, a barrister. He is a man completely after my own heart — of a great and comprehensive mind — of the warmest and sincerest affection for his friends — and of a firm and steady adherence to his principles, to which he has sacrificed much, as... Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone ... - Page 40edited by - 1826Full view - About this book
| 1903 - 606 pages
...for his friends ; and of a firm and steady adherence to his ' principles, to which he has sacrificed much, as I know, ' and would, I am sure, if necessary, sacrifice his life.' Mr. O'Donoghue observes in his preface that, while Robert Emmet's career has appealed more strongly... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1824 - 596 pages
...firm and steady adherence to his principles, to which he has sacrificed much, as I know, and would, 1 am sure, if necessary, sacrifice his life. His opinions...square exactly. In classing the men I most esteem, 1 would place him beside Russell at the head of the list; because with regard to them both the most... | |
| Theobald Wolfe Tone, William Theobald Wolfe Tone - Ireland - 1827 - 452 pages
...for his friends ; and of a firm and steady adherence to his principles, to which he has sacrificed much, as I know, and would, I am sure, if necessary,...most ardent feelings of my heart coincide exactly espoused the part of the Administration, were all summoned before the Secret Committee : for that most... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1827 - 532 pages
...principles, to which he has sacrificed much, and would I am sure, if necessary, sacrifice his life. In classing the men I most esteem, I would place him...exactly with the most severe decision of my judgment.' Vol. ip 40. The passage, which follows this, contains his remarks on the effects of the French revolution... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1827 - 538 pages
...principles, to which he has sacrificed much, and would I am sure, if necessary, sacrifice his life. In classing the men I most esteem, I would place him...coincide exactly with the most severe decision of my judgmemV Vol. ip 40. The passage, which follows this, contains his remarks on the effects of the French... | |
| Theobald Wolfe Tone - 1828 - 374 pages
...for his friends — and of a firm and steady adherence to his principles, to which he has sacrificed much, as I know, and would I am sure, if necessary,...There are men whom I regard as much as it is possible. 1 am sure, for example, if there be on earth such a thing and concluded, " Such and such men (mentioning... | |
| William Hamilton Maxwell - Autonomy and independence movements - 1845 - 576 pages
...for his friends ; and of a firm and steady adherence to his principles, to which he has sacrificed much, as I know, and would, I am sure, if necessary...place him beside Russell, at the head of the list." * The author was intimately acquainted with Mr. Jones, and dined in his company on the evening when... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - Great Britain - 1846 - 382 pages
...practicable. In reference to Thomas Addis Emmet, Tone says : — " His opinions and mine exactly square. In classing the men I most esteem, I would place him...to them both, the most ardent feelings of my heart * Tone's Life, vol. ip 37, &c. coincide exactly with the most severe decision of my government. " Russell... | |
| Charles Phillips - Ireland - 1850 - 538 pages
...for his friends ; and of a firm and steady adherence to his principles — to which he has sacrificed much — as I know, and would I am sure, if necessary, sacrifice his life." He was originally intended for a physician, and had actually graduated at Edinburgh, when the premature... | |
| Charles Phillips - Ireland - 1850 - 520 pages
...friends ; and of a firm and steady adherence to his principles—to which he has sacrificed much—as I know, and would I am sure, if necessary, sacrifice his life." He was originally intended for a physician, and had actually graduated at Edinburgh, when the premature... | |
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