 | 1839 - 272 sidor
...spake like ghosts crying out of their graves, they did eat the dead carrions happy when they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch,...graves ; and if they found a plot of water-cresses or shamrocks, there they Hocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue there withal, —... | |
 | Caesar Otway - 1839 - 414 sidor
...happy were they •when they could find them; yea, and one another, some time after; insomuch that the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of...graves, and if they found a plot of water-cresses, or shamrock, there they flocked as to a feast." In this extremity of desolation was the southwest of Cork... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 562 sidor
...carrions, happy when they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, inasmuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of water-cresses or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for a time, yet not able long to continue therewithal ;... | |
 | Irishman - 1840 - 256 sidor
...spoke like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could find them, yea, and one another soon after ; insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of water-cresses... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett - 1844 - 312 sidor
...spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy when they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch...graves; and if they found a plot of watercresses or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue there withal, —... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1843 - 336 sidor
...they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves — they eat the dead carrion, happy when they could find them, yea and one another soon after ; insomuch...scrape out of their graves, and if they found a plot of water cresses, or shamrocks, to these they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1844 - 388 sidor
...dead carrions — happy when they could find them ; yea, and one another soon after, — insomuch that the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of...graves : and if they found a plot of watercresses and shamrock, there they flocked as to a feast for the time (yet not able to continue there withal)... | |
 | Irish matters - 1844 - 98 sidor
...dead carrions, happy when they could find them ; yea, and one another, soon after, in so much, that the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of...graves ; and if they found a. plot of watercresses and shamrock, there they flocked as to a feast for the time, (yet not able to continue there withal)... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1844 - 524 sidor
...spake like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could find them, yea, and one another soon after ; insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of water-cresses... | |
 | Michael John Brenan - 1845 - 528 sidor
...spake like ghosts crying out of their graves. They did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves — and if they found a plot of water-cresses... | |
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Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves... 
