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The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1

Note 19 — XV. DANIEL O'CONNELL.

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'To horsewhip,' etc. Let it not be said that this is any slander of ours; would that we could pronounce it a slander! But those who (like ourselves) have visited Ireland extensively know that the parish priest uses a horsewhip, in many circumstances, as his professional insigne.

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