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... authority of the descendants of the men whose letters I have published . If I have , however , inadvertently omitted to make any such application , I trust that those whom I have failed . to consult will accept my apology and excuse my ...
... authority of the descendants of the men whose letters I have published . If I have , however , inadvertently omitted to make any such application , I trust that those whom I have failed . to consult will accept my apology and excuse my ...
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... authority of Mr. Lecky , as ' the first Lord- Lieutenant [ of Ireland ] who showed himself unequivocally in favour of a relaxation of the penal code . ' VOL . I. B Yet , if an introduction of this kind may be CHAPTER PAGE I EARLY YEARS.
... authority of Mr. Lecky , as ' the first Lord- Lieutenant [ of Ireland ] who showed himself unequivocally in favour of a relaxation of the penal code . ' VOL . I. B Yet , if an introduction of this kind may be CHAPTER PAGE I EARLY YEARS.
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... authority . [ The next morning ] we breakfasted with the lady Abbess , and I formed an acquaintance with a nun who had been handsome , and not so long ago as many of the others . Her eyes and hair were still good . After breakfast we ...
... authority . [ The next morning ] we breakfasted with the lady Abbess , and I formed an acquaintance with a nun who had been handsome , and not so long ago as many of the others . Her eyes and hair were still good . After breakfast we ...
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... authority of his father's diary , that the walls that separated the houses had been pulled down , and the long street had been converted into two immense forts . ' was like a sieve ; doors , windows , and 1812-14 71 FOREIGN TRAVEL.
... authority of his father's diary , that the walls that separated the houses had been pulled down , and the long street had been converted into two immense forts . ' was like a sieve ; doors , windows , and 1812-14 71 FOREIGN TRAVEL.
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... authority of the two Houses of Parliament ; it would be hostile to none but mobs and public meetings , and shed no blood but that of labourers and journeymen . It would establish the despotic power , not of a single king or a single ...
... authority of the two Houses of Parliament ; it would be hostile to none but mobs and public meetings , and shed no blood but that of labourers and journeymen . It would establish the despotic power , not of a single king or a single ...
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Page viii - After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honour from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.