"He sows no vile dissensions; good-will to all he bears; He knows no vain pretensions, no paltry fears or cares; To Er…"

"He was acting as second...to Deane Grady, in a duel between the latter and Counsellor O'Maher. O'Maher's second, duri…"

"While he was living in college, there were two sprigs of nobility there, who made themselves ridiculous. These were t…"

"Spending faster than it comes, Beating waiters, bailiffs, duns, Bacchus' true-begotten sons, Live the rakes of Mallow."

"A man of more varied talents than Lysaght it was impossible to meet. In his personal character he was a thorough Iris…"

"When I from life's unrest had earned the grace Of utter ease beside a quiet stream; When all that was had mingled in …"

"For sorrow and joy are one, and all the past And all the future mingle in a kiss."

"They said: "She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the …"

"The twentieth century had conclusively settled the question of how a society should be organised: liberal democracy, …"

"For James, there was no sense that expanding Tesco’s sales onto the web was what the human race urgently needed. It d…"