Dromana: The Memoirs of an Irish FamilySealy, Bryers and Walker, 1906 - 213 sayfa |
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Affane afterwards Baron Barrymore battle of Affane Blackwater Boyle brother Camphier Cappoquin Castle Catholic Clonmel Countess of Desmond Curraghmore daughter death Decies Delaney died Dromana family Dublin Duke Dungarvan Earl of Cork Earl of Desmond Earl of Tyrone Earl's eldest England English Erle father favour Fynes Moryson George Gerald of Dromana Geraldines gerrott Gilis heiress heirs honour hope husband Ireland Irish John Clever John Fitz Gerald KATHERINE FITZGERALD Katherine's Kildare King Lady Beresford Lady Betty Lady Gertrude Lady Grandison Lady Villiers land letter lived Lord Deputy Lord Grandison Lord Power Lordship marriage married Mason Maurice Fitz Gerald mention mother Munster old Countess Ormond Pitt portrait Queen rebellion rebels Richard says sent Sir Edward Villiers Sir John Sir Maurice Sir Tristram Sir Walter Raleigh Stuart unto Viscount Grandison Waterford wife William writes Youghal yr Ldp
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Sayfa 184 - Chatham sleeps near the northern door of the Church, in a spot which has ever since been appropriated to statesmen, as the other end of the same transept has long been to poets ; Mansfield rests there, and the second William Pitt, and Fox, and Grattan, and Canning, and Wilberforce.
Sayfa 173 - Falkland ; a person of such prodigious parts of learning and knowledge, of that inimitable sweetness and delight in conversation, of so flowing and obliging a humanity and goodness to mankind, and of that primitive simplicity and integrity of life, that if there were no other brand upon this odious and accursed civil war, than that single loss, it must be most infamous and execrable to all posterity.
Sayfa 30 - Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, queene, defender of the faith,
Sayfa 141 - in the morning I may doubt ; though waking I could not imitate your hand, asleep I might." " You are hard of belief," said he: "it would injure you irreparably ; it is not for spirits to touch mortal flesh.
Sayfa 149 - He was a young man of so virtuous a habit of mind, that no temptation or provocation could corrupt him; so great a lover of justice and integrity, that no example, necessity, or even the barbarity of this war, could make him swerve from the most precise rules of it; and of that rare piety and devotion, that the court, or camp, could not shew a more faultless person, or to whose example young men might more reasonably conform themselves.
Sayfa 138 - About seven, the clergyman by whom she had been christened, and with whom she had all her life been intimate, came into the room to inquire after her health. She told him she was perfectly well, and requested him to spend the day with them ; for, said she, " This is my birthday. I am forty-eight to-day.
Sayfa 138 - You have signed my death warrant,' she exclaimed ; ' I have then but a few hours to live. I must therefore entreat you to leave me immediately, as I have something of importance to settle before I die.
Sayfa 150 - ... camp could not shew a more faultless person, or to whose example young men might more reasonably conform themselves. His personal valour, and courage of all kinds, (for he had sometimes indulged so much to the corrupt opinion of honour as to venture himself in duels,) was very eminent, insomuch as he was accused of being too prodigal of his person ; his affection and zeal, and obedience to the king, was such as became a branch of that family.
Sayfa 139 - Lord Tyrone, by what means or for what reason came you hither at this time of night ? " " Have you then forgotten our promise ? " said he ; " I died last Tuesday at four o'clock, and have been permitted by the Supreme Being to appear to you to assure you that the Revealed Religion is true, and the only religion by which we can be saved. I am further suffered to inform you that you...
Sayfa 40 - They tell a tale of the old Countess of Desmond, who lived till she was seven score years old, that she did dentire twice or thrice ; casting her old teeth, and others coming in their place.