An Irishman may be called par excellence the bone-breaker amongst men, the homo ossifragus of the human family; and in the indulgence of this their natural propensity there is a total and systematic disregard of fair play : there is no such thing known... Paddiana: Or, Scraps and Sketches of Irish Life, Present and Past - Page 219 by Adam Blenkinsop, Sir William Henry Gregory - 1847 Full view -
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