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... Lord Glenlee , and the pre- sent Mr David Hume , whom he reck- ons amongst his most cordial friends through life . He says his manners but he was strongly impelled to act were from infancy rude and rough , times with imprudence . On ...
... Lord Glenlee , and the pre- sent Mr David Hume , whom he reck- ons amongst his most cordial friends through life . He says his manners but he was strongly impelled to act were from infancy rude and rough , times with imprudence . On ...
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... Lord Strafford , for the same designs , the same intrigues , and the same want of conduct in the execution . He was in daily expecta- tion of the same fate , either by the axe or by the rope , for the meanness of his birth exposed him ...
... Lord Strafford , for the same designs , the same intrigues , and the same want of conduct in the execution . He was in daily expecta- tion of the same fate , either by the axe or by the rope , for the meanness of his birth exposed him ...
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... Lord North , but he was anticipated by events that were above his control . " Mr Curran calls ง 66 The American war bore particular- ly hard upon Ireland ; the linen trade with these colonies , the chief source of her commercial wealth ...
... Lord North , but he was anticipated by events that were above his control . " Mr Curran calls ง 66 The American war bore particular- ly hard upon Ireland ; the linen trade with these colonies , the chief source of her commercial wealth ...
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... Lords , and Commons of Ireland , had a right to make laws for Ireland , ' + were no longer disregarded . The case of ... Lord Kilwarden , ( then the attorney - general , ) frequently urged him to separate himself from a hopeless cause ...
... Lords , and Commons of Ireland , had a right to make laws for Ireland , ' + were no longer disregarded . The case of ... Lord Kilwarden , ( then the attorney - general , ) frequently urged him to separate himself from a hopeless cause ...
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... ( Lord Camb- den ) took place in December 1797 . The subject of the libel was the trial and execution of William Orr , which had taken place a little before . Orr , who had been committed on a charge of high treason , was arraigned on an ...
... ( Lord Camb- den ) took place in December 1797 . The subject of the libel was the trial and execution of William Orr , which had taken place a little before . Orr , who had been committed on a charge of high treason , was arraigned on an ...
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Pàgina 322 - Rip's story was soon told, for the whole twenty years had been to him but as one night. The neighbors stared when they heard it. Some were seen to wink at each other and put their tongues in their cheeks ; and the self-important man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of his mouth and shook his head, upon which there was a general shaking of the head throughout the assemblage. It was determined, however, to take the opinion of old Peter...
Pàgina 318 - ... of buttons down the sides, and bunches at the knees. He bore on his shoulder a stout keg, that seemed full of liquor, and made signs for Rip to approach and assist him with the load.
Pàgina 320 - ... at the poor man's perplexities. What was to be done? the morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun; he dreaded to meet his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward.
Pàgina 322 - Half-moon ; being permitted in this way to revisit the scenes of his enterprise, and keep a guardian eye upon the river and the great city called by his name.
Pàgina 316 - Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family.
Pàgina 101 - tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow.
Pàgina 316 - ... about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces; his cow would either go astray or get among...
Pàgina 319 - On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought Rip, "I have not slept here all night.
Pàgina 320 - At length he reached to where the ravine had opened through the cliffs to the amphitheatre; but no traces of such opening remained. The rocks presented a high impenetrable wall, over which the torrent came tumbling in a sheet of feathery foam, and fell into a broad deep basin, black from the shadows of the surrounding forest.
Pàgina 320 - There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity.