Brallaghan: Or The DeipnosophistsE. Churton, 1845 - 336 pages |
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... noble qualities— your genius cast in the classic mould of Antiquity— your goodness which endears you to all - your excellent and delightful disposition which like some bright sun- shine sheds happiness around you . My admiration of you ...
... noble qualities— your genius cast in the classic mould of Antiquity— your goodness which endears you to all - your excellent and delightful disposition which like some bright sun- shine sheds happiness around you . My admiration of you ...
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... and Frinch that I knows . My masther was so fond of me , that no step could he take without consultin me upon it ; and Father Mahony and the other noble gintlemen : thrated me more like one of thimselvs , than a 6 BRALLAGHAN .
... and Frinch that I knows . My masther was so fond of me , that no step could he take without consultin me upon it ; and Father Mahony and the other noble gintlemen : thrated me more like one of thimselvs , than a 6 BRALLAGHAN .
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... noble and as manly a heart as ever throbb'd . Sthrange enuff it is that , afther this commendashun , I should hav to add , that he was an attorney in Cork ; but his honesty may be accounted for by statin ' that he never praktist at his ...
... noble and as manly a heart as ever throbb'd . Sthrange enuff it is that , afther this commendashun , I should hav to add , that he was an attorney in Cork ; but his honesty may be accounted for by statin ' that he never praktist at his ...
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... noble acres as flat as a pan- cake , which seemed as if by Providince itself designed to be the Palæsthra of Pistolling , thus by degrees loosin ' its high caracther for braverie and pluck , and purducin nò new thriumfs in the coroner's ...
... noble acres as flat as a pan- cake , which seemed as if by Providince itself designed to be the Palæsthra of Pistolling , thus by degrees loosin ' its high caracther for braverie and pluck , and purducin nò new thriumfs in the coroner's ...
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... noble munificence sent £ 100 , when he was almost in want of the common necessaries of life . Poor Maginn ! I often think how heartily he laughed when I repeated to him parts of the above sketch while yet in manuscript . poets , and a ...
... noble munificence sent £ 100 , when he was almost in want of the common necessaries of life . Poor Maginn ! I often think how heartily he laughed when I repeated to him parts of the above sketch while yet in manuscript . poets , and a ...
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Achilles Tatius afther aiquil Anacreon Ballinamona oro Barney beauty bliss BOYLE Brallaghan breast Brian O'Linn bright bright eyes bright-ey'd wine Castle Hyde charms Colla bella coorse Cork Croker Cupid darlint dear Deipnosophist Club delight divine Doctor Dreams drink enuff eyes fair Father Mahony flowers Freeholder Grake hath heart Heaven Hood Irish potheen Judy kiss ladies larned light lips LITTLE'S POEMS look Lord Maginn MARY GENTLE MILLIKIN Misther MOORE MOORE'S MELODIES never night nose nymph o'er once ould Philostratus Plagiarism poet poor preesht punch Quæ rose rosy round SABERTASH Sam Rogers shine sing SIR JOHN SUCKLING smile song soul sparkles spirit stars sweet tell thee thine thou thought thrue Tom Hood Tom Moore Venus whin whiskey WILLIAM MAGINN young γαρ δε εν εστι και μεν Ου τε Ω Λινν
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