Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the History of Ireland, 2. kötetPrint. and pub. by I. Riley, 1811 |
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4. oldal
... crime he had committed by his having joined them ; to which Mr. Cope replied , that such a man ought to be considered the Sa- viour of his country . This deponent said , if his friend did come forward , it would be merely to satisfy his ...
... crime he had committed by his having joined them ; to which Mr. Cope replied , that such a man ought to be considered the Sa- viour of his country . This deponent said , if his friend did come forward , it would be merely to satisfy his ...
14. oldal
... crimes of the Colos- sus Reynolds — but remember , said Mr. Reynolds , though I give information , I won't sacrifice my morality ; I won't come forward to prosecute any United Irishman . No , no ; like a bashful girl higgling about the ...
... crimes of the Colos- sus Reynolds — but remember , said Mr. Reynolds , though I give information , I won't sacrifice my morality ; I won't come forward to prosecute any United Irishman . No , no ; like a bashful girl higgling about the ...
16. oldal
... crimes , and that I was a professed United Irishman . He told you there was a provincial meeting of delegates , but he has not ventured to tell you where the provincial committee met ; he has simply said there was a provin- cial ...
... crimes , and that I was a professed United Irishman . He told you there was a provincial meeting of delegates , but he has not ventured to tell you where the provincial committee met ; he has simply said there was a provin- cial ...
23. oldal
... crime charged on him to the extent as charged in the in- dictment , I pray to God to give you the judgment and un- derstanding to acquit him . Do not imagine I have made use of any arguments to mislead your consciences , or to distress ...
... crime charged on him to the extent as charged in the in- dictment , I pray to God to give you the judgment and un- derstanding to acquit him . Do not imagine I have made use of any arguments to mislead your consciences , or to distress ...
25. oldal
... crime of high treason . The indict- ment fully states the several overt acts to support the two principal counts in the indictment . The learned judge expounded to the jury the several overt acts stated in the indictment , and said , if ...
... crime of high treason . The indict- ment fully states the several overt acts to support the two principal counts in the indictment . The learned judge expounded to the jury the several overt acts stated in the indictment , and said , if ...
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act of parliament aldermen arrest attainder authority bill of attainder Bond Bond's called cause character charge Charles Massy client committed common conduct consider construction court of king's crime criminal crown Curran damages death defendant deponent doubt Dublin duty election England escape evidence fact feel Fitzgerald gentlemen give guilt Hamburgh heard heart Hevey high treason honour human husband indictment innocent Ireland Irish James Napper Tandy judge jury justice king king's bench lady learned counsel libel liberty Limerick Lord Edward Fitzgerald Lord Headfort Lord Kilwarden lord mayor lordships M'Cann Major Sirr Massy mayor and aldermen ment mind murder never noble oath observe offence Oliver Bond parliament peace person plaintiff prisoner punishment question rebellion rejection respect Reynolds statute suffer suppose surrender Tandy tion told trial United Irishmen verdict virtue warrant wife wish witness
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141. oldal - ... an undeserved reproach thrown upon him during his trial, by charging him with ambition, and attempting to cast away for a paltry consideration the liberties of his country ! Why did your lordship insult me?
138. oldal - What have I to say, why sentence of death should not be pronounced on me, according to law ? — I have nothing to say that can alter your predetermination, nor that it will become me to say, with any view to the mitigation of that sentence which you are here to pronounce, and I must abide by.
139. oldal - I should bow in silence, and meet the fate that awaits me without a murmur. But the sentence of the law which delivers my body to the executioner will, through the ministry of that law, labor, in its own vindication, to consign my character to obloquy...
98. oldal - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. . 8 They are brought down and fallen : but we are risen, and stand upright.
142. oldal - I am charged with being an emissary of France. An emissary of France! and for what end? It is alleged that I wished to sell the independence of my country; and for what end?
145. oldal - If the spirits of the illustrious dead participate in the concerns and cares of those who are dear to them in this transitory life, O, ever dear and venerated shade of my departed father, look down with scrutiny upon the conduct of your suffering son...
141. oldal - My lords, it may be a part of the system of angry justice...
76. oldal - Abercromby, our poor people were surrendered to the licentious brutality of the soldiery, by the authority of the state — you would vainly endeavour to give her a general picture of lust, and rapine, and murder, and conflagration. By endeavouring to comprehend every thing, you would convey nothing.