 Classical reading," says Dr. Smith, in his History of Kerry, " extends itself even to a fault amongst the lower and poorer kinds of this country ; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful work, have greater knowledge in this way than some of the...  The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale - Page 156by Lady Morgan (Sydney) - 1808 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Holmes - Ireland - 1801 - 238 pages
...the lower and poorer kind in this county ; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful works, have greater knowledge in this way, than some of the better sort in other places ; neither is the genius <of the commonalty confined to this kind of L 4 learning learning alone; for... | |
 | Isaac Weld - Killarney (Kerry, Ireland) - 1807 - 286 pages
...the lower and poorer kinds of this country ; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful work, have greater knowledge in this way than some of the better sort of other places. Neither is the genius of the commonalty confined to this kind of learning alone; for... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Education - 1812 - 374 pages
...a fault amongst the lower and poorer kind ; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful works, have greater knowledge in this way, than some of the better sort in other places ; neither is the genius of the commonality confined to this kind of learning alone ; for (says he,)... | |
 | George Nelson Smith - 1822 - 256 pages
...among the lower and poorer kind in this county; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful works, have greater knowledge in this way, than some of the better sort, in other places." Smith's Kerry. In fact, many of the peasants are able to converse in three languages, the Latin, the... | |
 | George Nelson Smith - Killarney, Lakes of - 1822 - 272 pages
...among the lower and poorer kind in this county; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful works, have greater knowledge in this way, than some of the better sort, in other places." Smith's Kerry. In fact, many of the peasants are able to converse in three languages, the Latin, the... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1832 - 346 pages
...classical reading extends itself, even to a fault, among the lower orders of Ireland— many of whom have a greater knowledge in this way, than some of the better sort in other places." SE March 3i, i8a4 MEMOIRS OF CAPTAIN ROCK. BOOK THE FIRST. OF MY ANCESTORS. GEStJS ABTIQUUM TEBB.E.... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1842 - 334 pages
...the lower and poorer kinds of this country ; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful work, have greater knowledge in this way than some of the better sort of other places." Similar testimony is borne by other writers : " In alighting to take a view of the... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1842 - 340 pages
...the lower and poorer kinds of this country; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful work, have greater knowledge in this way than some of the better sort of other places." Similar testimony is borne by other writers : " In alighting to take a view of the... | |
 | English poetry - 1842 - 356 pages
...the lower and poorer kinds of this country ; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful work, have greater knowledge in this way than some of the better sort of other places." Similar testimony is borne by other writers : " In alighting to take a view of the... | |
 | Murroghoh O'Connor - 1843 - 72 pages
...the lower and poorer kinds of this country ; many of whom, to the taking them off more useful work, have greater knowledge in this way than some of the better sort of other places." Similar testimony is borne by other writers : " In alighting to take a view of the... | |
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