Cambrensis eversus, seu potius Historica fides in rebus hibernicis Giraldo Cambrensi abrogata: in quo plerasque justi historici dotes desiderari, plerosque nævos inesse, óstendit Gratianus Lucius, Hibernus [pseud.] qui etiam aliquot res memorabiles hibernicas veteris et novæ memoriæ passim e re nata huic operi inseruit ...Celtic Society, 1848 - Ireland |
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aliis ancient Angli anglicè anglicised Annals Anno Anno Domini Anno Mundi apud autem authority barony battle Book of Rights called Cambrensis Catholic Celts century Church colony Connaught Cruithne cujus cùm deinde dominus Dublin dynast Eiremonian ejus English law enim eorum etiam Expug Firbolgs Four Masters fuisse fuit Gaul Giraldus Giraldus's Hiberniæ Hiberniam Hibernici hominum Ibid illi illo Imò infrà inquit Ireland Irian Irish language Irish Nennius island Kilkenny King land language leges Leinster linguæ lord Lough Lough Derg Lynch Meath Munster native Nennius nisi O'Conor O'Flaherty Ogygia omnes Pagan Picts potiùs Purgatory quâ quæ quàm quibus quòd race rege Regis regni regnum reign Roman says sibi slain solùm Stanihurst Statute of Kilkenny suæ sunt suprà surnamed tamen tantùm Tara territory Tighernach tion tribe Tuatha de Dananns Ulster verò
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Page 347 - But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: and if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.
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Page 225 - In a word, if the English would neither in peace govern them by the law, nor could in war root them out by the sword, must they not needs be pricks in their eyes and thorns in their sides till the world's end...
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Page 229 - ... they persuaded the King of England that it was unfit to communicate the laws of England unto them ; that it was the best policy to hold them as aliens and enemies, and to prosecute them with a continual war.