| Jonathan Swift - Authors, English - 1885 - 354 pages
...country, for one of her spirit. Under this consideration, and indeed very much for my own satisfaction, who had few friends or acquaintance in Ireland, I...into Ireland, a great part of their fortune being iu annuities upon funds. Money was then ten per cent, in Ireland, besides the advantage of returning... | |
| Sir Henry Craik - Authors, Irish - 1894 - 400 pages
...was but a scanty maintenance. Under this consideration, and indeed very much for my own satisfaction, who had few friends or acquaintance in Ireland, I...fortune being in annuities upon funds. Money was then tender cent in Ireland, besides the advantage of returning it, and all necessaries of life at half... | |
| Sir Henry Craik - Authors, Irish - 1894 - 404 pages
...was but a scanty maintenance. Under this consideration, and indeed very much for my own satisfaction, who had few friends or acquaintance in Ireland, I...fortune being in annuities upon funds. Money was then tender cent in Ireland, besides the advantage of returning it, and all necessaries of life at half... | |
| Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret) - Great Britain - 1894 - 436 pages
...the decision : ' I prevailed with her and her dear friend and companion, the other lady,' he says,' to draw what money they had into Ireland, a great part of their fortunes being in annuities upon funds. Money was then ten per cent, in Ireland, besides the advantage... | |
| Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret) - Great Britain - 1894 - 300 pages
...of the decision: " I prevailed with her and her dear friend and companion, the other lady," he says, "to draw what money they had into Ireland, a great part of their fortunes being in annuities upon funds. Money was then ten per cent, in Ireland, besides the advantage... | |
| Robert McWilliam - English literature - 1900 - 644 pages
...country, for one of her spirit. Upon this consideration, and indeed very much for my own satisfaction, who had few friends or acquaintance in Ireland, I...funds. Money was then at ten per cent, in Ireland, besides the advantage of returning it, and all necessaries of life at half the price. • The mystery... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1907 - 502 pages
...or acquaintance in Ireland, I prevailed with her and her dear friend and companion, the other lady,3 to draw what money they had into Ireland, a great...fortune being in annuities upon funds. Money was then ten per cent, in Ireland, besides the advantage of turning it, and all necessaries of life at half... | |
| Charles William Eliot - English essays - 1910 - 440 pages
...country, for one of her spirit. Upon this consideration, and indeed very much for my own satisfaction, who had few friends or acquaintance in Ireland, I...fortune being in annuities upon funds. Money was then ten per cent, in Ireland, besides the advantage of turning it, and all necessaries of life at half... | |
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