Proceedings of the Royal Irish AcademyRoyal Irish Academy, 1888 - Science Includes also Minutes of [the] Proceedings, and Report of [the] President and Council for the year, separately published 1965/66- as its Annual report. |
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Page 450 - Story! God bless you! I have none to tell, Sir, Only last night a-drinking at the Chequers,' This poor old hat and breeches, as you see, were Torn in a scuffle.
Page 513 - AD noo; the oldest volume now known entirely in the Irish language, and one of the chief surviving native literary monuments — not ecclesiastical — of ancient Ireland; now for the first time published, from the original in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, with account of the Manuscript, description of its contents, index, and facsimiles in colours. In folio, on toned paper, half-calf.
Page iii - The COUNCIL of the CAMDEN SOCIETY desire it to be understood that they are not answerable for any opinions or observations that may appear in the Society's publications; the Editors of the several works being alone responsible for the same.
Page 513 - Speckled Book," otherwise styled, "The Great Book of Dun Doighre": a Collection of Pieces in Irish and Latin, transcribed towards the close of the Fourteenth Century. "The oldest and best Irish MS. relating to Church History now preserved
Page 520 - (G. Petrie). Now first published, from the original MS. in the Royal Irish Academy's Library. In imperial folio, on toned paper. In one vol., half-calf, ^4, 4*. (200 copies only printed.) LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI. A Collection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, in the Irish Language, transcribed about AD...
Page 291 - Generally speaking, the men who have hitherto written on the affairs of India were a set of liars, — D eimachos holds the first place in the list, Megasthenes comes next ; while Onesikritos and Nearchos, with others of the same class, manage to stammer out a few words (of truth). Of this we became the more convinced whilst writing the history of Alexander. No faith whatever can be placed in Deimachos...
Page 513 - A Collection of Pieces in the Irish Language, compiled in part about the middle of the Twelfth Century.
Page 140 - Dic mihi, ubi sunt modo omnes illi domini et magistri, quos bene novisti, dum adhuc viverent et studiis llorerent? Jam eorum praebendas alii possident; et nescio utrum de eis recogitent. In vita sua aliquid esse videbantur, et modo de illis tacetur.
Page 303 - ... and is of a remorselessly cruel disposition, while the other kind is naturally mild and tame, swims about in the friskiest way, and is quite like a fawning dog. It does not run away when any one tries to stroke it, and it takes with pleasure any food it is offered.
Page 513 - Language, in part compiled at the end of the Fourteenth Century ; now for the first time published from the original Manuscript in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, by the Royal Irish Academy.