Letters on the State of Ireland: Addressed by J. K. L. to a Friend in England |
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... whilst I submit my views without reserve to you , I beg you may bear in mind , that I too belong to a class of men who are supposed to be rendered bigots by their profession ; that I have been bred up a slave , and imbibed from my ...
... whilst I submit my views without reserve to you , I beg you may bear in mind , that I too belong to a class of men who are supposed to be rendered bigots by their profession ; that I have been bred up a slave , and imbibed from my ...
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... ap- proving whatever was done by the government , whilst a hatred of those in power so filled the breasts of another class , as to render them inca- B pable of ascertaining correctly , or judging dispas- sionately of.
... ap- proving whatever was done by the government , whilst a hatred of those in power so filled the breasts of another class , as to render them inca- B pable of ascertaining correctly , or judging dispas- sionately of.
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... , or entirely disregarded . The power which rules this empire is now concentered not in the hands of one , but of a few ; there is some analogy between the field of Wa- t terloo and the plains of Pharsalia , whilst the 10 LETTER I.
... , or entirely disregarded . The power which rules this empire is now concentered not in the hands of one , but of a few ; there is some analogy between the field of Wa- t terloo and the plains of Pharsalia , whilst the 10 LETTER I.
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... whilst the overthrow of the Cortes and their constitution reminds one of the tragic end of Cato . * The East and the West have been casting their treasures into the lap of England ; her capital is the focus of wealth and luxury , and ...
... whilst the overthrow of the Cortes and their constitution reminds one of the tragic end of Cato . * The East and the West have been casting their treasures into the lap of England ; her capital is the focus of wealth and luxury , and ...
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... whilst many others of a low de- scription and of questionable character , were ad- mitted , chiefly on the ground of their exclusive loyalty . When a selection of men for the con- stabulary was to be made in open court , the oral and ...
... whilst many others of a low de- scription and of questionable character , were ad- mitted , chiefly on the ground of their exclusive loyalty . When a selection of men for the con- stabulary was to be made in open court , the oral and ...
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Page 231 - And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me God.
Page 267 - Christ at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the mass as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous.
Page 158 - For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Page 267 - I AB do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify and declare, that I do believe that in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstantiation of the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever...
Page 217 - Christ: that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive...
Page 190 - Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God ; not on tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.
Page 189 - O God, we have heard with our ears and our fathers have told us the noble works that Thou didst in their days and in the old time before them, and we would give Thee hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all men.
Page 218 - Know also this, that in the last days, shall come on dangerous times. Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked, without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness, traitors, stubborn, puffed up, lovers of pleasure more than of God ; having an appearance, indeed, of piety, but denying the power thereof.
Page 57 - I concluded that religion sprang from the Author of our being, and that it conducted man to his last end. I examined the systems of religion prevailing in the East ; I read the Koran with attention ; I perused the Jewish history and the history of Christ, of his disciples, and of his Church, with an intense interest ; and I did not hesitate to continue attached to the religion of our Redeemer as alone worthy of God...
Page 335 - I seen the visage of the youth, which should bo red with vigour, pale and emaciated ; and the man who had scarcely seen his fortieth year withered like the autumn leaf, and his face furrowed with the wrinkles of old age ! How often has the virgin, pure and spotless as the snow of heaven, detaile'd to me the miseries of her family, her own destitution, and sought, through the ministry of Christ, for some supernatural support, whereby to resist the allurements of the seducer, and to preserve, untainted,...