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I never knew any man that had a better natural understanding ; he spoke English
perfectly well , scarcely with the accent of a foreigner , and had a great share of
the Irish language , which he acquired while he lived among the people of that ...
I never knew any man that had a better natural understanding ; he spoke English
perfectly well , scarcely with the accent of a foreigner , and had a great share of
the Irish language , which he acquired while he lived among the people of that ...
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Their general is wounded , hisso schemes are confounded , The brave British
tars they can never withstand ; 51 The fire of the fierce and52 the bold British
lions Appear ' d in the men under53 brave Captain Bland . But now to bring my
story to ...
Their general is wounded , hisso schemes are confounded , The brave British
tars they can never withstand ; 51 The fire of the fierce and52 the bold British
lions Appear ' d in the men under53 brave Captain Bland . But now to bring my
story to ...
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Never had Ireland experienced an hour of greater excitement - never was her
population more agitated with alternate hopes and fears . The prisons were
crowded with the most popular characters of the day ; and as the troops were
passing ...
Never had Ireland experienced an hour of greater excitement - never was her
population more agitated with alternate hopes and fears . The prisons were
crowded with the most popular characters of the day ; and as the troops were
passing ...
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Contents
P435 | 3 |
POPULAR SONGS ILLUSTRATIVE OF | |
Songs relating to the Bantry Bay Invasion 1 The Shan Van Vocht 43 | 43 |
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ... Volume 21 of Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy society |
| Author | Percy society |
| Publisher | Percy society, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Feb 2008 |
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