The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: Embracing Also a Statistical and Geographical Account of that Kingdom ; Forming Together a Complete View of Its Past and Present State, Under Its Political, Civil, Literary, and Commercial Relations, Volume 2 |
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... opinions . A cer- ' tain portion of the people apply to government for defence in the hour of extremity ; govern- ment says , we can afford you none ; what then becomes the instinctive duty of the applicants ? To provide for their own ...
... opinions . A cer- ' tain portion of the people apply to government for defence in the hour of extremity ; govern- ment says , we can afford you none ; what then becomes the instinctive duty of the applicants ? To provide for their own ...
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... opinion that her distresses should be relieved ; but while all were agreed , nothing was done . The physicians con- sulted about remedies while the patient was dying for want of them . It was during the debate upon the motion of Lord ...
... opinion that her distresses should be relieved ; but while all were agreed , nothing was done . The physicians con- sulted about remedies while the patient was dying for want of them . It was during the debate upon the motion of Lord ...
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... defence against the pos- sible or actual abuse of power , political treachery , and the arts and intrigues of government : and when all other means failed , resistance , he should Mr. For's opinion of the volunteers . 9.
... defence against the pos- sible or actual abuse of power , political treachery , and the arts and intrigues of government : and when all other means failed , resistance , he should Mr. For's opinion of the volunteers . 9.
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... opinions upon the state of public affairs ; the newspapers teemed with the resolutions of the different corps , all speaking the same lan- guage , all asserting the native independence of Ireland , all declaring a fixed determination to ...
... opinions upon the state of public affairs ; the newspapers teemed with the resolutions of the different corps , all speaking the same lan- guage , all asserting the native independence of Ireland , all declaring a fixed determination to ...
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... opinion of the judges prompts . No arguments can be urged against it but two ; one is , the real belief that the British nation is a generous one , witness the contribu- tion sent to Corsica , and the relief afforded Hol- land ; and the ...
... opinion of the judges prompts . No arguments can be urged against it but two ; one is , the real belief that the British nation is a generous one , witness the contribu- tion sent to Corsica , and the relief afforded Hol- land ; and the ...
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Page 185 - I do declare, that I do not believe that the Pope of Rome, or any other foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within this realm.
Page 477 - England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland, shall be deemed and taken to be an essential and fundamental part of the Union...
Page 477 - Ireland ; and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said united church shall be and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the church of England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland...
Page 387 - Scotland — a nation cast in the happy medium between the spiritless acquiescence of submissive poverty and the sturdy credulity of pampered wealth — cool and ardent — adventurous and persevering— winging her eagle flight against the blaze of every science, with an eye that never winks and a wing that never tires...
Page 388 - ... no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the 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 him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION ! [Here Mr.
Page 473 - Assembly; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, his heirs and successors, by...
Page 459 - Ireland shall, upon the first day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and one, and for ever after, be united into one kingdom, by the name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Page 472 - Union, provided that no new creation of any such peers shall take place after the Union, until three of the peerages of Ireland which shall have been existing at the time of the Union...
Page 429 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 464 - ... as circumstances may appear to the Parliament of the United Kingdom to require; provided that all writs of error and appeals depending at the time of the union or hereafter to be brought, and which might now be finally decided by the House of Lords of either kingdom...