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Excerpt from The History of Irish Periodical Literature, Vol. 2: From the End of the 17th to the Middle of the 19th Century, Its Origin, Progress, and Results, With Notices of Remarkable Persons Connected With the Press in Ireland During the Past Two Centuries The most complete file of The Dublin Journal that I have met with is in the library of the chief secretary's office, in Dublin Castle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hu...

Excerpt from The United Irishmen, Vol. 2 of 2: Their Lives and Times The remains of Mr. Sheares, were interred in Cork, in the church-yard of St. Nicholas and, little to the honour of his native city, no monument has been erected to his memory. But, if the good people of Cork would only remember, that it is never too late to do justice to the dead, the virtues of this truly good and benevolent man would not be long without some tribute to the...

Excerpt from The United Irishmen: Their Lives and Times, With Several Additional Memoirs, and Authentic Documents, Heretofore Unpublished, the Whole Matter Newly Arranged and RevisedTo conciliate you, I do not think it 13 necessary to pretend to be unconscious of the inevitable control exercised over national character in such circumstances as yours. That kind of control has been very prejudicial to English interests in Ireland - terribly inju...

Excerpt from The Mussulman, Vol. 2 of 3 Let not a man perform such an act hastily: want of circumspection is a great cause of danger, wealth pays homage, even voluntarily, to a man who does the deed with caution. The chief executioner of Smyrna was one of the most amiable of men, and best of Moslems. As Yussuf very properly remarked of the exemplary coolness of his manner, it was truly admirable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publish...

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Excerpt from The Mussulman, Vol. 1 of 3It was on one of these occasions, that the myrmidons of the Aga entered the dwelling of a Greek family, who had but recently settled in the district. They were yet strangers in the village, and no one was acquainted with their history, various rumours ascribed to them different fortunes and stations in society.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Fi...

Excerpt from The United Irishmen, Their Lives and Times: With Numerous Original Poetraits, and Additional Authentic Documents, The Whole Matter Newly Arranged and RevisedTwo-and-twenty years have elapsed since the collection of the materials for this work was commenced by the author in the United States of America. Many of the leaders of the Society of United Irishmen were then living in that country, and now are only to be recalled, as of the...

Excerpt from The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington, Vol. 2 of 2 La Contessa Guiccioli, Now Madame La Marquise De Boissy. This lady is the daughter of the Comte Gamba, descended from one of the first families of Ravenna. Teresa Gamba was born at Ravenna in 1802. She was educated at a convent, and was removed from one by her father, to be married, at the age of sixteen, to an old nobleman of considerable wealth a...

Excerpt from The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington, Vol. 1 of 3 The task of Biography is not comprised only in an attempt to make a word - picture, and likeness of a person that can be identified by its resemblance to the original, to narrate a series of striking passages in the life of an individual, whose career it is intended to illustrate, to record dates of remarkable events. About the Publisher Forgotten ...

Excerpt from The United Irishmen, Their Lives and Times: With Several Additional Memoirs, and Authentic Documents, Heretofore Unpublished, The Whole Matter Newly Arranged and RevisedArrival of Robert Emmet in Ireland, in October, 1802_his associates and confidential friends - John Keogh's acquaintance with his projects - Notice of Richard m'cormick-provost Elrington's duties towards the students of Trinity College, Dublin, and Robert Emmet in ...

Excerpt from Historical Notice of Penal Laws Against Roman Catholics: Their Operation and Relaxation During the Past Century of Partial Measures of Relief in 1779, 1782, 1793, 1829, And of Penal Laws Which Remain Unrepealed, or Have Been Rendered More Stringent by the Latest So-Called Emancipation Act Those persons who ignore, or profess to ignore, the relation in which the members of the religion orders stand, and have always stood, in respe...

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Excerpt from The Memoirs (Chiefly Autobiographical) From 1798 to 1886 of Richard Robert Madden Chapter I. - l798. - Dr. Madden's Birth and Parentage chapter II. - school-days - Reminiscences of Curran. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology ...

Excerpt from The History of Irish Periodical Literature, Vol. 1: From the End of the 17th to the Middle of the 19th Century, Its Origin, Progress, and Results, With Notices of Remarkable Persons Connected With the Press in Ireland During the Past Two CenturiesNo work of this kind has heretofore been published in Ireland. It could only have been attempted with any prospect of success, and satisfactorily executed, by one who.About the PublisherF...

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Excerpt from Travels in Turkey, Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine, in 1824, 1825, 1826, and 1827, Vol. 2 of 2Gratitude of the Levantines - Beauty of the Women Banquet 3 Music Amusements - Turkish Pusillani mity Climate of Damietta Arab Poetry - The Casida, by Imim Ali (mahomet's Cousin)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an imp...

Excerpt from The Life and Times of Robert Emmet, Esq. Treaty of Amiens. - Views of the high contracting parties. Warlike preparations in l8o3. - Emmet's unfavourable opinion of Buonaparte. - Rupture, invasion, panic. - Intercepted cor respondence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. For...

Excerpt from The United Irishmen, Their Lives and Times: With Several Additional Memoirs, and Authentic DocumentsTone's affairs in France and Holland, from January to July, 17 97 - Arrival of his family from America in Holland - Marriage of his sister Mary.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. ...

Excerpt from The Infirmities of Genius: Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies in the Literary Character to the Habits and Constitutional Peculiarities of Men of GeniusSculptors, and Painter XIII. - The last moments of men of genius XIV. - The improvidence of literary men.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important h...

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