I now bid farewell to the country

“I now bid farewell to the country of my birth – of my passions – of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies – whose factions I sought to quell – whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim – whose freedom has been my fatal dream.”

— Thomas Francis Meagher

Author: Thomas Francis Meagher
Category: freedom
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I now bid farewell to the country

“I now bid farewell to the country of my birth – of my passions – of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies – whose factions I sought to quell – whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim – whose freedom has been my fatal dream.”

— Thomas Francis Meagher

Author: Thomas Francis Meagher
Category: death
Tags: death, Thomas Francis Meagher

 

I now bid farewell to the country

“I now bid farewell to the country of my birth – of my passions – of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies – whose factions I sought to quell – whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim – whose freedom has been my fatal dream.”

— Thomas Francis Meagher

Author: Thomas Francis Meagher
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Thomas Francis Meagher