| English literature - 1863 - 432 pages
...Elizabeth, goes on to state : — " Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands — for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death j they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves," &c., "and if they found a plot of water-cresses... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Home rule - 1834 - 208 pages
...strong heart would rue the same. Out of every comer of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them; they...crying out of their graves; they did eat the dead carrions,—happy were they could they find them ; yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the... | |
| Thomas Gaspey - 1836 - 1034 pages
...of our neighbour-historian, — 'Out of every corner of the woods and glynns, the people of Muaster came creeping forth on their hands, for their legs...bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death. They spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could... | |
| Ireland - 1832 - 448 pages
...knees, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death, they spake like ghosU crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrion, happy were they when they could find them ; yea and one another, sometime after ; insomuch that the very... | |
| Periodicals - 1839 - 272 pages
...Out of every corner of the wood and glynns, they (the people of Munster,) came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them, — they looked like anatomies of death. They spake like ghosts crying out of their graves, they did eat the dead carrions happy when they could... | |
| Thomas Keightley - Great Britain - 1839 - 562 pages
...would have rued the same. Out of every corner of the woods and glynns they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could... | |
| Caesar Otway - Cork (Ireland : County) - 1839 - 414 pages
...out of every corner of the woods and glynnes, they came creeping forth on their hands and knees, fjr their legs could not bear them; they looked like anatomies of death; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves; they did eat the dead carrion, happy were they •when... | |
| Irishman - 1840 - 256 pages
...we cannot omit: — " Out of the corners of the woods and glens the natives came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ;...crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could find them, yea, and one another soon after ; insomuch as the very carcasses... | |
| William Henry Bartlett - Engraving - 1844 - 312 pages
...of every corner of the woods and glynns, they' (the people of Munster.) ' came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death. They spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could... | |
| Daniel O'Connell - Great Britain - 1843 - 98 pages
...would rue the same. Out of every corner of the ' woods and glynns, they came creeping forth ' upon their hands, for their legs could not bear ' them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; they ' spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they ' did ate the dead carrions, happy where they... | |
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