 | 1919 - 1122 σελίδες
...Church ; and a territorial aristocracy, the richest of whom live in a distant capital. Thus they have a starving population, an absentee aristocracy, an...and in addition the weakest Executive in the world. . . ." He continued : " Now, what would honourable gentlemen say if they were reading of a oonntry... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1850 - 780 σελίδες
...which reported the hon. Gentleman to have said, in his place in that House—" Thus they had in Ireland a starving population, an absentee aristocracy, an...the weakest Executive in the world." That was the hon. Gentleman's description of the office of Irish Viceroy in 1844. That phrase was itself a strong... | |
 | Richard Congreve - 1857 - 444 σελίδες
...of whom lived in distant capitals. Thus they had a starving population, an absentee aristocracy, and an alien Church, and, in addition, the weakest executive in the world. That was the Irish question. Well then, what would honourable gentlemen say if they were reading of a country in that position ?... | |
 | 1863 - 830 σελίδες
...of whom lived in distant capitals. Thus they had a starving population, an absentee aristocracy, and an alien Church, and, in addition, the weakest executive in the world. That was the Irish question. Well, then, what would honourable gentlemen say if they were reading of a country in that position... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1865 - 636 σελίδες
...aristocracy, the richest of whom lived in distant capitals. Thus they had n starving population and an alien Church, and, in addition, the weakest executive in the world. That was the Irish question. Well, then, what would honourable gentlemen say if they were reading of a country in that position... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1866 - 1166 σελίδες
...of whom lived is distant capitals. Thus the; had a starving population, an absentee aristocracy, and an alien Church, and, in addition, the weakest Executive in the world. That was the Irish question. Well, then, what would bon. Gentlemen say if they were reading of a country in that position ? They... | |
 | James Ewing Ritchie - 1866 - 912 σελίδες
...of whom lived in distant capitals. Thus they had a starving population, an absentee aristocracy, and is country. It is confessed that a great Well, then, what would honourable gentlemen say if they were reading of a country in that position... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1867 - 732 σελίδες
...they would any other country similarly situated when reading in their closets. They would then see a starving population, an absentee aristocracy, an...Executive in the world. That was the Irish question. Would not gentlemen then say at once that the remedy was revolution ? But the connexion with England... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1867 - 736 σελίδες
...they would any other country similarly situated when reading in their closets. They would then see a starving population, an absentee aristocracy, an...Executive in the world. That was the Irish question. Would not gentlemen then say at once that the remedy was revolution? But the connexion with England... | |
 | Mary Francis Cusack - 1868 - 642 σελίδες
...Irish question was. Let them- consider Ireland as they would any other country similarly circumstanced. They had a starving population, an absentee aristocracy,...and, in addition, the weakest executive in the world. . This was the Irish question. What would gentlemen say on hearing of a country in such a position... | |
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A dense population in extreme distress inhabit an island where there is an established Church which is not their Church ; and a territorial aristocracy, the richest of whom live in a distant capital. Thus they have a starving population, an absentee aristocracy,... 
