The Irishman in CanadaS. Low, Marston & Company, 1877 - 692 páginas |
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Página 98
... house became afterwards a home for the preachers , and who lived to see large and flourishing societies es- tablished throughout all the district where he lived , " was always spoken of by the people with great affection and veneration ...
... house became afterwards a home for the preachers , and who lived to see large and flourishing societies es- tablished throughout all the district where he lived , " was always spoken of by the people with great affection and veneration ...
Página 100
... houses stood a handsome church , with a bell swinging in its steeple , the first bell which made the air vibrate in ... House of Assembly . In 1799 , his alma mater , the University of Penn- sylvania , conferred on him the degree of ...
... houses stood a handsome church , with a bell swinging in its steeple , the first bell which made the air vibrate in ... House of Assembly . In 1799 , his alma mater , the University of Penn- sylvania , conferred on him the degree of ...
Página 113
... house . The Castle of Malahide , at Port Talbot , where the first men in Canada , and noble and distinguished men from the old country , were frequently entertained , was built like an eagle's nest on a bold high cliff overhanging the ...
... house . The Castle of Malahide , at Port Talbot , where the first men in Canada , and noble and distinguished men from the old country , were frequently entertained , was built like an eagle's nest on a bold high cliff overhanging the ...
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... house was an open tract of land , prettily broken , where many head of cattle grazed , and large flocks of sheep browsed . There were sixteen acres of orchard , and a beautiful flower garden . House , grazing grounds and cliff , all ...
... house was an open tract of land , prettily broken , where many head of cattle grazed , and large flocks of sheep browsed . There were sixteen acres of orchard , and a beautiful flower garden . House , grazing grounds and cliff , all ...
Página 125
... house of Mr. John Harris . He recovered but henceforth he was a mere tool in the hands of George McBeth . He set out for England , where he remained a year and then returned to lay his bones in the country to which he had devoted his ...
... house of Mr. John Harris . He recovered but henceforth he was a mere tool in the hands of George McBeth . He set out for England , where he remained a year and then returned to lay his bones in the country to which he had devoted his ...
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Página 186 - Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight's past...
Página 126 - Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back, Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-sized monster of ingratitudes : Those scraps are good deeds past : which are devour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done...
Página 217 - Tis a note of enchantment ; what ails her ? She sees A mountain ascending, a vision of trees ; Bright volumes of vapour through Lothbury glide, And a river flows on through the vale of Cheapside.
Página 177 - What is the worst of woes that wait on age? What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from life's page, And be alone on earth, as I am now.
Página 126 - As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done: perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright: to have done is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way; For honour travels in a strait so narrow Where one but goes abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons That one by one pursue: if you give way, Or hedge aside from the direct forthright, Like to an enter'd tide they all rush by And leave you hindmost...
Página 186 - Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl, But, when the wind blows off the shore, Oh, sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's past. Utawas
Página 19 - The battle of Hastings, and the events which followed it, not only placed a Duke of Normandy on the English throne, but gave up the whole population of England to the tyranny of the Norman race. The subjugation of a 35 nation by a nation has seldom, even in Asia, been more complete.
Página 20 - The country was portioned out among the captains of the invaders. Strong military institutions, closely connected with the institution of property, enabled the foreign conquerors to oppress the children of the soil. A cruel penal code, cruelly enforced, guarded the privileges, and even the sports, of the alien tyrants. Yet the subject race, though beaten down and trodden under foot, still made its sting felt. Some bold men, the favourite heroes of our oldest ballads, betook themselves to the woods,...
Página 27 - Scattered over all Europe were to be found brave Irish generals, dexterous Irish diplomatists...
Página 49 - The fall of Montcalm in the moment of his defeat completed the victory, and the submission of Canada put an end to the dream of a French empire in America. In breaking through the line with which France had striven to check the westward advance of the English colonists Pitt had unconsciously changed the history of the world. His...