The Irish Priest; Or, What for Ireland? [A Tale.]Longman, 1847 - 184 pages |
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... and plough , have taught the right culture of the soil , and remaining with the rude peasant , banished unthrift and intemperance . For man , after all , was their theme ; with him they were to live , to die , to smile MAYNOOTH . 57.
... and plough , have taught the right culture of the soil , and remaining with the rude peasant , banished unthrift and intemperance . For man , after all , was their theme ; with him they were to live , to die , to smile MAYNOOTH . 57.
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they were to live , to die , to smile , to weep ; he was to be their cross , their care , their con- demnation , or their " exceeding great reward . " Far be it from me to disparage books , but only such books ! Those who were to heal ...
they were to live , to die , to smile , to weep ; he was to be their cross , their care , their con- demnation , or their " exceeding great reward . " Far be it from me to disparage books , but only such books ! Those who were to heal ...
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... lives ? Can life be fitlier spent than in doing well , in the acquisition of noblest hopes , priceless aspirings ? These are the pos- sessions that perish not - for , O friends , brothers , it is not as we live alone , but as we die ...
... lives ? Can life be fitlier spent than in doing well , in the acquisition of noblest hopes , priceless aspirings ? These are the pos- sessions that perish not - for , O friends , brothers , it is not as we live alone , but as we die ...
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... live the endless ages of eternity we could never exhaust this highest attribute of God and man . God urges us by all the sweet emotions of our souls . by the mute expressive eloquence of nature- the gushing melody , the budding rose ...
... live the endless ages of eternity we could never exhaust this highest attribute of God and man . God urges us by all the sweet emotions of our souls . by the mute expressive eloquence of nature- the gushing melody , the budding rose ...
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... live in such apartments , and no other ? Nature and her great realities are swallowed up in convention . " At times , I fancy myself in stream - skirted isle or wooded upland of distant Canada or far Australia . I see a hut raised by ...
... live in such apartments , and no other ? Nature and her great realities are swallowed up in convention . " At times , I fancy myself in stream - skirted isle or wooded upland of distant Canada or far Australia . I see a hut raised by ...
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