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Page 9241
Two hundred and fifty years ago the predecessor of the SolicitorGeneral - an
English Attorney - General — it may be necessary to tell the learned gentleman
that his was Sir John Davis ( for historical as well as geographical knowledge
seem ...
Two hundred and fifty years ago the predecessor of the SolicitorGeneral - an
English Attorney - General — it may be necessary to tell the learned gentleman
that his was Sir John Davis ( for historical as well as geographical knowledge
seem ...
Page 9242
Within that Pale were a few thousand English settlers , and of them alone did the
law take cognizance . The Irish nation — the millions outside the Pale - were
known only as “ the king's Irish enemie . ” The law classed them with the wild
beasts ...
Within that Pale were a few thousand English settlers , and of them alone did the
law take cognizance . The Irish nation — the millions outside the Pale - were
known only as “ the king's Irish enemie . ” The law classed them with the wild
beasts ...
Page 9243
That was the egg of English law in Ireland . That was the seed — that was the
plant - do you wonder if the tree is not now esteemed and loved ? If you poison a
stream at ito source , will you marvel if down through all its courses the deadly ...
That was the egg of English law in Ireland . That was the seed — that was the
plant - do you wonder if the tree is not now esteemed and loved ? If you poison a
stream at ito source , will you marvel if down through all its courses the deadly ...
Page 9247
In the reign of James I , English law for the first time extended to every corner of
this kingdom . The Irish came into the new order of things frankly and in good
faith ; and if wise counsels prevailed then amongst our rulers , oh , what a
blessed ...
In the reign of James I , English law for the first time extended to every corner of
this kingdom . The Irish came into the new order of things frankly and in good
faith ; and if wise counsels prevailed then amongst our rulers , oh , what a
blessed ...
Page 9248
They were given over to slaughter and plunder by the brutal soldiery of the
English Fenians . Their nobles and gentry were beggared and proscribed ; their
children were sold as white slaves to West Indian planters ; and their gallant
struggles ...
They were given over to slaughter and plunder by the brutal soldiery of the
English Fenians . Their nobles and gentry were beggared and proscribed ; their
children were sold as white slaves to West Indian planters ; and their gallant
struggles ...
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| Title | Masterpieces of Eloquence: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders from Early Greece to the Present Time, Volume 22 Masterpieces of Eloquence: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders from Early Greece to the Present Time, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine |
| Editor | Mayo Williamson Hazeltine |
| Publisher | P. F. Collier & Son, 1905 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2012 |
| Length | 11114 pages |
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