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Ireland was guilty of one enduring crime - it was the crime of proximity to England . Ireland labored under one enduring misfortune - it was the misfortune that , for many centuries , she had remained unconquered and unconquerable .
Ireland was guilty of one enduring crime - it was the crime of proximity to England . Ireland labored under one enduring misfortune - it was the misfortune that , for many centuries , she had remained unconquered and unconquerable .
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The Catholic Church in England had given place to one which suited its kings and people better . Considerations of prudence , co - operating with a spirit of proselytism , determined the government of England to subvert the Catholic ...
The Catholic Church in England had given place to one which suited its kings and people better . Considerations of prudence , co - operating with a spirit of proselytism , determined the government of England to subvert the Catholic ...
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hands of England . The British nation is a mercantile one . We also are a mercantile people with whom England deals largely , and we are agents in carrying on a large portion of the commerce of England with other countries .
hands of England . The British nation is a mercantile one . We also are a mercantile people with whom England deals largely , and we are agents in carrying on a large portion of the commerce of England with other countries .
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Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE Xiij | ix |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 51 |
DEBATES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 284 |
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| Title | The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 The Works of William H. Seward, William Henry Seward |
| Author | William Henry Seward |
| Editor | George E. Baker |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 |
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