6/6 The peasants, though cruel, are generally docile, and of the strongest powers, both of body and mind. In England, to make a carte-blanche fit to receive a proper impression, you must grind down all the old rags to purify them.' His daughter adds: 'The disturbances in the county of Longford were quieted for a time by the military; but again in the autumn of the ensuing year (September 1796), rumours of an invasion prevailed, and spread with redoubled force through Ireland, disturbing commerce, and alarming all ranks of well-disposed subjects.'. |