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She professed the profoundest gratitude as well as interest in the implement, but the task speedily became too big an effort, for she subsequently informed me that she had sprayed 'half the field to plase his Rivirence, but left the rest to God. And that is the kind of negative piety which is distinctly a characteristic Irish trait.
I'll step down and wait below while your honour writes what you plase." The generosity of this man touched me to the heart.
Sullivan: sure we didn't mane the disrespect, any how, sir, plase your Reverence." "About this woman, and the Lianhan Shee?" said the priest, without noticing Barny's apology. "Pray what do you precisely understand by a Lianhan Shee?" "Why, sir," replied Mary, "some sthrange bein' from the good people, or fairies, that sticks to some persons.
He has none in nature, plase your honour. Mr. Carv. Madam, you have had my ear long enough be silent, at your peril. Catty. Ogh ogh! silent! Mr. Carv. Sir, your defence, without any preamble or pre-ambulation. Phil. I've no defence to make, plase your honour, but that I'm innocent. Mr. Carv. Phil.
But about our examinations, plase your honour, we're all come to swear here's myself, and little Charley of Killaspugbrone, and big Briny of Cloon, and Ulick of Eliogarty all ready to swear. Mr. Carv. But have these gentlemen no tongues of their own, madam? Catty. No, plase your honour, little Charley has no English tongue; he has none but the native Irish. Mr. Carv.
The neighbours had it, that the squire's ould grandfather, as good a gintlenlan God be with him as I heer'd, as ever stood in shoe-leather, used to keep walkin' about in the middle iv the night, ever sinst he bursted a blood vessel pullin' out a cork out iv a bottle, as you or I might be doin', and will too, plase God but that doesn't signify.
"If ye plase, Your Majesty," said one of the fairies who had brought the news, "we heard all that too. It's the hard times that's in it. It's that makes them all want to go, and then, more than that, it's the bother the Sullivans are put to all the time, wid the cow givin' no milk and the pig not gettin' fat, and all that, and they're bound that they'll go away and stand it no longer."
"'Why, thin, says Jack, 'my beautiful darl plase your honor's ladyship if he Dangs it up, will you do me the favor, acushla machree, to turn my head toardst that same panel where I saw a sartin fair face that I won't mintion: and if you do, let me alone for watching a sartin purty face I'm acquainted with. "'What means cushla machree? inquired the lady, as she turned to go away.
Have road-makers higher wages than other men in this part of the country? 'It is, and it is not they have, and they have not plase your honour. 'I don't understand you. 'No, becaase you're an Englishman that is, a Welshman I beg your honour's pardon.
"'Have you got your gruel, boy? said Kelly, going over to where he lay; 'Well, you met Denis Kelly, at last, didn't you? and there you lie; but plase God, the most of your sort will soon lie in the same state. Come, boys, said Kelly, addressing his own party, 'now for bloody Vengeance and his crew, that thransported the Grogans and the Caffries, and murdered Collier.
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