Ireland's crown of thorns and roses; or, The best of her history by the best of her writers, a series of historical narratives that read as entertainingly as a novel .. . yet been completely terminated, and probably never will. The transcendant merits of Mr. Grattan, the unparalleledbrilliancy of his language, in moving the declaration of rights,his firmness and his patriotism had raised him above all hiscountrjTnen. That declaration, it was believed, had restoredthe liberties of his country, and given him a just claim to allthe rewards and honors which even the glowing gratitude ofthat countr
Ireland's crown of thorns and roses; or, The best of her history by the best of her writers, a series of historical narratives that read as entertainingly as a novel .. . yet been completely terminated, and probably never will. The transcendant merits of Mr. Grattan, the unparalleledbrilliancy of his language, in moving the declaration of rights,his firmness and his patriotism had raised him above all hiscountrjTnen. That declaration, it was believed, had restoredthe liberties of his country, and given him a just claim to allthe rewards and honors which even the glowing gratitude ofthat country could confer upon him. But, unfortunately, his 394 Irelands Crown of Thorns and Roses own honesty led him to a mistaken confidence in that ofothers. The courtly patriotism of Earl Charlemont, alwaysinclining him to a blind principle of conciliation, had its in-fluence on Mr. Grattan, who was a statesman, great in prin-ciple, but inefficient in detail; and the moderation of LordCharlemont was not ineffective nor merely passive, when re-straining the vigor of a mind that seemed to be created tothink greatly and act decidedly, only upon great and Composed from Book of Kells. CHAPTER X. CREDULITY OF THE IRISH PARLIAMENT —POPULARITY OF HENRYGRATTAN—HE IS OFFERED LARGE REWARDS FOR HIS SERVICES. It is as extraordinary as it is true, that the weakness andfoibles of Irish character were more strikingly displayed dur-ing this important discussion than upon any former generous, ardent, credulous, unstatesmanlike sensibility ap-peared to have seized upon the whole assembly, and even thenatural quickness of perception and acuteness of intellect,which the members of that House displayed on ordinary andtrivial subjects, seemed totally to have forsaken them duringthis memorable debate—of more vital importance to the nationthan any other that had taken place in the Irish Parliament. The country gentlemen of Ireland, at all times bad casuistsand worse lawye
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