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Pagina 44
The veil of obscurity which had spread over all that relates to the national life and
the genuine records of Irish history has been gradually lifted up ; and of late years
a variety of writers have elucidated the past of the sister country , if not with the ...
The veil of obscurity which had spread over all that relates to the national life and
the genuine records of Irish history has been gradually lifted up ; and of late years
a variety of writers have elucidated the past of the sister country , if not with the ...
Pagina 45
It contains tolerably full sketches of the lives of many of the Irish Chancellors ; it
connects these with copious references to contemporaneous historical events ;
and it abounds in anecdotes , more or less valuable , which illustrate the times in
...
It contains tolerably full sketches of the lives of many of the Irish Chancellors ; it
connects these with copious references to contemporaneous historical events ;
and it abounds in anecdotes , more or less valuable , which illustrate the times in
...
Pagina 46
of national importance which he ought to have clearly described if he wished to
do justice to his theme ; and his account of the Irish policy of the Tudors , and of
the events that preceded the rising of 1641 , is so meagre , imperfect , or
onesided ...
of national importance which he ought to have clearly described if he wished to
do justice to his theme ; and his account of the Irish policy of the Tudors , and of
the events that preceded the rising of 1641 , is so meagre , imperfect , or
onesided ...
Pagina 47
... it was restricted within narrow bounds , and was unfelt by the great body of the
nation , at least as a reforming influence . This difference in the constitutional
position of the first chancellors 1871 . 47 O'Flanagan's Lives of the Irish
Chancellors .
... it was restricted within narrow bounds , and was unfelt by the great body of the
nation , at least as a reforming influence . This difference in the constitutional
position of the first chancellors 1871 . 47 O'Flanagan's Lives of the Irish
Chancellors .
Pagina 48
Hence , though the first generations of Irish Chancellors were usually selected
from the same class as those who held the Seals in England , we see plainly from
Mr . O ' Flanagan ' s book that they differed widely in their general characteristics
...
Hence , though the first generations of Irish Chancellors were usually selected
from the same class as those who held the Seals in England , we see plainly from
Mr . O ' Flanagan ' s book that they differed widely in their general characteristics
...
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Pagina 214 - The following proposition seems to me in a high degree probable — namely, that any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked social instincts,5 the parental and filial affections being here included, would inevitably acquire a moral sense or conscience, as soon as its intellectual powers had become as well, or nearly as well developed, as in man.
Pagina 252 - And all is well, tho' faith and form Be sunder'd in the night of fear; Well roars the storm to those that hear A deeper voice across the storm, Proclaiming social truth shall spread, And justice, ev'n tho' thrice again The red fool-fury of the Seine Should pile her barricades with dead.
Pagina 226 - The most ancient progenitors in the kingdom of the Vertebrata, at which we are able to obtain an obscure glance, apparently consisted of a group of marine animals," resembling the larvae of existing Ascidians. These animals probably gave rise to a group of fishes, as lowly organized as the lancelet; and from these the Ganoids, and other fishes like the Lepidosiren, must have been developed. From such fish a very small advance would carry us on to the Amphibians.
Pagina 321 - For he makes me confess that I ought not to live as I do, neglecting the wants of my own soul, and busying myself with the concerns of the Athenians; therefore I hold my ears and tear myself away from him.
Pagina 214 - Secondly, as soon as the mental faculties had become highly developed, images of all past actions and motives would be incessantly passing through the brain...
Pagina 214 - Thirdly, after the power of language had been acquired, and the wishes of the community could be expressed, the common opinion how each member ought to act for the public good, would naturally become in a paramount degree the guide to action.
Pagina 74 - Tasso, Mazzoni, and others, teaches what the laws are of a true epic poem, what of a dramatic, what of a lyric, what decorum is, which is the grand masterpiece to observe.
Pagina 304 - Plato exhibits the rare union of close and subtle logic with the Pythian enthusiasm of poetry, melted by the splendour and harmony of his periods into one irresistible stream of musical impressions, which hurry the persuasions onward, as in a breathless career.
Pagina 81 - Yea, I am found the woman in all tales, The face caught always in the story's face: I Helen, holding Paris by the lips, Smote Hector through the head; I Cressida So kissed men's mouths that they went sick or mad, Stung right at brain with me; I Guenevere...
Pagina 226 - The Simiadae then branched off into two great stems, the New World and Old World monkeys; and from the latter, at a remote period, Man, the wonder and glory of the Universe, proceeded.