Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 365
... Emmet to death . About his times have gathered the masters of song and fable , and the cheap framework of useless lumber upon which he died has become the trib- une from which he speaks to - day in the ears of all the ... ROBERT EMMET 365.
... Emmet to death . About his times have gathered the masters of song and fable , and the cheap framework of useless lumber upon which he died has become the trib- une from which he speaks to - day in the ears of all the ... ROBERT EMMET 365.
Page 367
... Robert Emmet could have done , even if the men of Wexford and Wicklow and Kildare had followed his standard through the streets of Dublin . In all her misfortunes , even in her frenzy of insurrec- tion , Ireland has ... ROBERT EMMET 367.
... Robert Emmet could have done , even if the men of Wexford and Wicklow and Kildare had followed his standard through the streets of Dublin . In all her misfortunes , even in her frenzy of insurrec- tion , Ireland has ... ROBERT EMMET 367.
Page 370
... Robert Emmet's death relate a weird and pathetic story . It is told by those who saw the ghastly spectacle , that the ex- ecutioner , having cut off the dead man's head , made this proclamation : " This is the head of a traitor , Robert ...
... Robert Emmet's death relate a weird and pathetic story . It is told by those who saw the ghastly spectacle , that the ex- ecutioner , having cut off the dead man's head , made this proclamation : " This is the head of a traitor , Robert ...
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