The Land-war in Ireland: A History for the TimesMacmillan & Company, 1870 - 436 pages |
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... agent who was a kind and benevolent neigh- bour ; and , lastly , the paramount consideration for the legis- lature , that a large portion of the people are disaffected to the State , and ready to join its enemies , and this almost ...
... agent who was a kind and benevolent neigh- bour ; and , lastly , the paramount consideration for the legis- lature , that a large portion of the people are disaffected to the State , and ready to join its enemies , and this almost ...
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... agent , was sent to London by order of the king , and was forthwith committed to the Tower for con- tempt . Henry Usher , then Archbishop of Armagh , carried out the system of exclusion in his own diocese , which in- cluded the ...
... agent , was sent to London by order of the king , and was forthwith committed to the Tower for con- tempt . Henry Usher , then Archbishop of Armagh , carried out the system of exclusion in his own diocese , which in- cluded the ...
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... agent or deputy to the supreme authority . The Privy Council in Dublin , how- ever , made a report confirming to some extent the claims put forth by Tyrone . A jury had been appointed to inquire into the boundaries and limits of the ...
... agent or deputy to the supreme authority . The Privy Council in Dublin , how- ever , made a report confirming to some extent the claims put forth by Tyrone . A jury had been appointed to inquire into the boundaries and limits of the ...
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... agents , who became the eager accusers , the perfidious betrayers , and sometimes the volun- tary assassins of men of their own name , kindred , and tribe . The commissioners next sat at Strabane , a town within . two or three miles of ...
... agents , who became the eager accusers , the perfidious betrayers , and sometimes the volun- tary assassins of men of their own name , kindred , and tribe . The commissioners next sat at Strabane , a town within . two or three miles of ...
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... agents of their own . So they sent over ' four wise , grave , and discreet citizens , to view the situation proposed for the new colony . ' The men selected were John Broad , goldsmith ; Robert Treswell , painter - stainer ; John Rowley ...
... agents of their own . So they sent over ' four wise , grave , and discreet citizens , to view the situation proposed for the new colony . ' The men selected were John Broad , goldsmith ; Robert Treswell , painter - stainer ; John Rowley ...
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Page 30 - THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICAL POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Selected and arranged, with Notes, by FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE.
Page 32 - Poetry." — SPECTATOR. A BOOK OF GOLDEN DEEDS of all Times and all Countries. Gathered and narrated anew. By the Author of " THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE." "... To the young, for whom it is especially intended, as a most interesting collection of thrilling tales well told ; and to their elders, as a useful handbook of reference, and a pleasant one to take up when their wish is to while away a weary half-hour. We have seen no prettier gift-book for a long time.
Page 256 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 20 - Myers (Ernest). — THE PURITANS. By ERNEST MYERS. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth. 2s. 6d. ' ' It is not too much to call it a really grand poem, stately and dignified, and showing not only a high poetic mind, but also great power over poetic expression." — LITERARY CHURCHMAN. Myers (FWH) — POEMS. By FWH MYERS. Containing "St. Paul," "St. John,
Page 433 - THE ALBERT N'YANZA Great Basin of the Nile, and Exploration of the Nile Sources. New and Cheaper Edition, with Portraits, Maps, and Illustrations.
Page 18 - The main object of this Essay is to point out how the emotional element which underlies the Fine Arts is disregarded and undeveloped at this time so far as (despite a pretence at filling it up} to constitute an Educational Hiatus. HYMNI ECCLESI/E. See "THEOLOGICAL SECTION.
Page 20 - Olave's," will be found both highly interesting and instructive to the young. The volume contains eight graphic illustrations by Mr. L.
Page 16 - Mr. De Vere has taken his place among the poets of the day. Pure and tender feeling, and that polished restraint of style which is called classical, are the charms of the volume." — SPECTATOR. Doyle (Sir FH) — LECTURES ON POETRY, delivered before the University of Oxford in 1868. By Sir FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE, Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford. Crown 8vo.
Page 17 - Hamerton. — A PAINTER'S CAMP. By PHILIP GILBERT HAMERTON. Second Edition, revised. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s. BOOK I. In England; BOOK II. In Scotland; BOOK III. In France. This is the story of an Artist's encampments and adventures. The headings of a...
Page 16 - The aim of this translation of Dante may be summed up in one word — Literality. . . . To follow Dante sentence for sentence, line for line, word for word — neither more nor less — has been my strenuous endeavour.