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A Statistical Account, Or Parochial Survey of Ireland: Drawn Up from the ... - Page 491
1816
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 13

1839 - 272 pages
...corner of the wood and glynns, they (the people of Munster,) came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them, — they looked like anatomies of death. They spake like ghosts crying out of their graves, they did eat the dead carrions happy when they could...
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The History of England, Volume 3

Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 562 pages
...rued the same. Out of every corner of the woods and glynns they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could...
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Sketches in Ireland: Descriptive of Interesting Portions of the Counties of ...

Caesar Otway - 1839 - 414 pages
...out of every corner of the woods and glynnes, they came creeping forth on their hands and knees, fjr their legs could not bear them; they looked like anatomies of death; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves; they did eat the dead carrion, happy were they •when...
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Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills, Volume 2, Part 1

Irishman - 1840 - 256 pages
...omit: — " Out of the corners of the woods and glens the natives came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like...crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could find them, yea, and one another soon after ; insomuch as the very carcasses...
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The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland,

William Henry Bartlett - 1844 - 312 pages
...corner of the woods and glynns, they' (the people of Munster.) ' came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death. They spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could...
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The Condition and Fate of England ...

Charles Edwards Lester - 1843 - 336 pages
...describes. He says " out of every corner of the woods and glynnes they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them. They looked like anatomies of death — they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves — they eat the dead carrion, happy when they could find...
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A Memoir on Ireland Native and Saxon

Daniel O'Connell - 1843 - 98 pages
...the same. Out of every corner ' of the woods and glynns, they came creeping ' forth upon their hands, for their legs could not ' bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; ' they (pake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; ' they did ate the dead carrions, happy where ' they...
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History of Ireland and the Irish People: Under the Government of England

Samuel Smiles - 1844 - 524 pages
...rue the same. Out of every corner of the woods and glynns, they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could...
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Ireland: Historical and Statistical, Volume 1

George Lewis Smyth - 1844 - 388 pages
...same ; out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, as if their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions — happy when they could...
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Memoranda of Irish matters, by obscure men of good intention

Irish matters - 1844 - 98 pages
...same ; out of every corner of the woods, and glens, they came creeping forth upon their hands, as if their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the ; dead carrions, happy when they could...
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