...herd, nor even a wall or fence of any kind. On the other hand, the inhabitants were so numerous about the close of the last century and the beginning of the present, that there were in Ballinabull alone, fifty families, the members of which formed a complete little...

...Radicals, verged on Republicanism. There was an excuse for it in those days, which does not exist now. At the close of the last century and the beginning of the present the Crown and Church and Aristocracy were all-powerful, and the excesses of the French Revolution had...

...and 1,000 in the latter. In the movement toward a revival of Greek independence, which distinguished the close of the last century and the beginning of the present, Athens played a prominent part. New schools were established, and the whole influence of all her educational...

...now that the philanthropist can feel assured that every English child receives school training. At the close of the last century and the beginning of the present one the delusion was widespread that reading, writing, and other branches of education were unsuited...

...two generations Christianity would altogether disappear. Such was the skepticism that prevailed at the close of the last century and the beginning of the present (the nineteenth century) . The growth of Christianity in this country since these vain predictions...

...a century, with but short and partial interruptions. . . . Taken altogether, the revival period, at the close of the last century and the beginning of the present, furnishes ample materials for a long and glorious chapter in the history of redemption." Between 1825...

...in 1877, by the courteous permission of the owner, Mrs Hope, I was able to examine it at leisure. At the close of the last century and the beginning of the present one THOMAS HOPE formed a collection of antiques, which his son and heir afterwards increased. These...

...Wilson, and the Venns, who exerted an influence so powerful and blessed in the Church of England at the close of the last century, and the beginning of the present. Their views and principles approved themselves to him as taught by Holy Scripture, and embodied in...

...in 1877, by the courteous permission of the owner, Mrs Hope, I was able to examine it at leisure. At the close of the last century and the beginning of the present one THOMAS HOPE formed a collection of antiques, which his son and heir afterwards increased. These...

...year. Extravagance and jobbing were believed to have characterized the disposal of public money at the close of the last century and the beginning of the present. During the great war it was considered hopeless to put any effectual curb on prodigality or check on...