This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...truths came home to his understanding, with a plainness of intelligibility never before felt. He did not often ask to be indulged in this way, but a sort of restlessness frequently came over him, which yielded to nothing else; and when once that sound reached his ear, it subsided into pleased attention. Magrath was the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...truths came home to his understanding, with a plainness of intelligibility never before felt. He did not often ask to be indulged in this way, but a sort of restlessness frequently came over him, which yielded to nothing else; and when once that sound reached his ear, it subsided into pleased attention. Magrath was the first to notice this; and struck with the similarity of his case to that of old Dennis, he would seat himself on the low stool, and read from his manuscripts, until, he said, he fancied himself a gossoon again. It was a feast indeed to the Lady of M'Alister, when, employed at her knotting, she watched and prayed over the interesting scene: and poor Ellen, with eyes half-closed in delighted attention, followed the language, to her perfectly intelligible. Basil seemed engaged with his own book, occasionally introducing a remark, as passages of particular applicability occurred in Magrath's reading: and amid the bitter trials of that calamitous season, the voice of praise was incessantly called forth on behalf not only of Magrath but of Shane. On this dreadful day, however, the former was absent with Bryan, and every explosion spoke in audible menace concerning those abroad. " I have been in many perils," remarked Basil; " but such a roar of artillery, such crashes, and bursts, I never heard. Oh, it is a happy privilege to know that the Lord who dwelleth on high is mightier than all this noise; and that his thunders are not armed against our souls, nor will his terrors make us afraid." " My country, my poor Ireland!" said Ellen, "will she never leave off thus to wound herself?" " Alas for Erin!" responded the Lady, " her history is but a tale of horrors such as these." asil was about to...
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Very Good. 322pp. Brown blind stamped cloth hardcover with gilt spine title and decoration. Board fore-corners are bumped, and light water staining at the page fore-edges without causing warping. Size: 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. I2.
