The Reliques of Father ProutG. Bell, 1889 - 580 pages |
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... Irish may be wrong , but the con- sequences to Protestant England are immense . To Lent you owe the connexion of the two islands ; it is the golden link that binds the two kingdoms together . Abolish fasting , and from that evil hour no ...
... Irish may be wrong , but the con- sequences to Protestant England are immense . To Lent you owe the connexion of the two islands ; it is the golden link that binds the two kingdoms together . Abolish fasting , and from that evil hour no ...
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... Irish exports . The principal item is that of pigs . The hog is as essential an inmate of the Irish cabin as the Arab steed of the shepherd's tent on the plains of Mesopotamia . Both are looked on as part of the house- hold ; and the ...
... Irish exports . The principal item is that of pigs . The hog is as essential an inmate of the Irish cabin as the Arab steed of the shepherd's tent on the plains of Mesopotamia . Both are looked on as part of the house- hold ; and the ...
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... Irish call it ) was thronged by dense multitudes from the whole county , and was as well attended as if it were a monster meeting . The whole body of his brother clergy , with the bishop as usual in full pontificals , were mourners on ...
... Irish call it ) was thronged by dense multitudes from the whole county , and was as well attended as if it were a monster meeting . The whole body of his brother clergy , with the bishop as usual in full pontificals , were mourners on ...
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... Irish hills , could have got among your contributors- " Claimed kindred there , and have that claim allowed . " It will , however , no doubt , give you pleasure to learn , that you have established a lasting popularity among that ...
... Irish hills , could have got among your contributors- " Claimed kindred there , and have that claim allowed . " It will , however , no doubt , give you pleasure to learn , that you have established a lasting popularity among that ...
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... Irish Pozzo di Borgo , as loath to part with his stronghold as Russia to relinquish the Dar- danelles , kept protocolising with soft promises and delusive delays , until at last Carew became the laughing - stock of Elizabeth's ministers ...
... Irish Pozzo di Borgo , as loath to part with his stronghold as Russia to relinquish the Dar- danelles , kept protocolising with soft promises and delusive delays , until at last Carew became the laughing - stock of Elizabeth's ministers ...
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