The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: Embracing Also a Statistical and Geographical Account of that Kingdom ; Forming Together a Complete View of Its Past and Present State, Under Its Political, Civil, Literary, and Commercial Relations, Band 2Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1814 - 524 Seiten |
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... tion among the people , a fire which animates the nation to its own redemption - a sacred en- thusiasm , unconveyed in the language of anti- quity , and which only belongs to the natural con- fidence of freedom . Forty thousand men in ...
... tion among the people , a fire which animates the nation to its own redemption - a sacred en- thusiasm , unconveyed in the language of anti- quity , and which only belongs to the natural con- fidence of freedom . Forty thousand men in ...
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... tion of all trade , is wanting . The superstruc- ture is left without a base - you have commerce without a full trade , and a senate without a par- liament . When I found a prohibition upon glass and other commodities , when I found an ...
... tion of all trade , is wanting . The superstruc- ture is left without a base - you have commerce without a full trade , and a senate without a par- liament . When I found a prohibition upon glass and other commodities , when I found an ...
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... tion - the spirit of independence was banished- the fears of parliament made it grant , in a strain of trembling servility , whatever was demanded . Men of overgrown fortunes became the very job- bers of corruption ; they voted an ...
... tion - the spirit of independence was banished- the fears of parliament made it grant , in a strain of trembling servility , whatever was demanded . Men of overgrown fortunes became the very job- bers of corruption ; they voted an ...
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... tion sent to Corsica , and the relief afforded Hol- land ; and the other , their unform hatred of an administration that brought destruction on the British dominions . If England is a tyrant , it is Ireland made her so by obeying - The ...
... tion sent to Corsica , and the relief afforded Hol- land ; and the other , their unform hatred of an administration that brought destruction on the British dominions . If England is a tyrant , it is Ireland made her so by obeying - The ...
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... tion of the present opportunity - by the affection you owe posterity -- by all the ties which constitute the well being of a people , assert and maintain the liberties of your country . I have no design . I ask for no favour , but to ...
... tion of the present opportunity - by the affection you owe posterity -- by all the ties which constitute the well being of a people , assert and maintain the liberties of your country . I have no design . I ask for no favour , but to ...
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Seite 232 - In the awful presence of God, I, AB , do voluntarily declare, that I will persevere in endeavouring to form a brotherhood of affection among Irishmen of every religious persuasion, and that I will also persevere in my endeavours to obtain an equal, full, and adequate representation of all the people of Ireland.
Seite 473 - Assembly; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, his heirs and successors, by...
Seite 470 - Ireland have severally agreed and resolved, that, in order to promote and secure the essential interests of Great Britain and Ireland, and to consolidate the strength, power, and resources of the British empire, it will be advisable to concur in such measures as may best tend to unite the two kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland...
Seite 477 - Ireland; and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said united church shall be, and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the church of England; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland, shall be deemed and taken to be an essential and fundamental part of the Union...
Seite 199 - Can the Pope or Cardinals, or any body of men, or any individual of the Church of Rome, absolve or dispense with his Majesty's subjects from their oath of allegiance, upon any pretext whatsoever ? 3d.
Seite 457 - Ireland shall, upon the first day of January which shall be in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and one, and for ever after, be united into one kingdom, by the name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Seite 386 - ... -,—no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst from around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION.
Seite 187 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present church establishment, for the purpose of substituting a Catholic establishment in its stead; and...
Seite 512 - Parliament by law, and, until so defined, shall be those of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and of its members and committees, at the commencement of this Constitution.
Seite 427 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.