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Section 121 The State⁠ of Ireland. — (Conclusion of a Speech delivered⁠ in the House of Commons in March 1868.) I.12

We must all endeavour to get⁠3 rid of passion in⁠4 discussing this church question, which⁠5, I am sorry to say, is, of all others, the most calculated to create passion. We are⁠6 all, I believe, of one religion. I do not know (S. 51, N. 13), but I suppose there⁠7 will come a time in the history of the world, when men will be astonished⁠8 that Catholic⁠9 and Protestant, Churchman⁠10 and Nonconformist⁠11, had⁠12 so much animosity and suspicion against each other.

I⁠13 accept and believe in a very grand passage which I once met⁠14 with in the writings of the illustrious founder of the colony and (S. 10, N. 9) state of Pennsylvania, that⁠15 “the humble⁠16, meek, merciful, just, pious, and devout souls are⁠6 everywhere of⁠6 one religion; and when death⁠17 (S. 3, N. 2) has taken off the mask, they will know⁠18 one another, though the diverse liveries⁠19 they wear make⁠20 them strangers.”

Notes

1 Zustand, m.

2 to deliver a speech, eine Rede halten. Construe according to S. 7, N. 3, A; the House of Commons, das Haus der Gemeinen.

3 to get rid of passion, sich der Leidenschaftlichkeit enthalten.

4 in discussion = when we discuss (besprechen).

5 welche leider mehr als jede andere dazu angethan ist, die Leidenschaften zu erregen.

6 are = have; of one = the same. Commence the passage with ‘I believe’.

7 there — time, es wird einst... eine Zeit kommen.

8 to be astonished at a thing, sich über etwas wundern. Comp. S. 87, N. 6.

9 Use the pl. with this and the three following nouns.

10 = members of the English Church.

11 Nonkonformisten.

12 to have animosity, Feindschaft hegen.

13 Say ‘I believe in (an, with Acc.) the following sublime utterance (Äußerung, f.)’.

14 met with = read.

15 The passage ‘that — religion’ will be much improved by substituting the adverb ‘nämlich:’ (viz.) for the conjunction ‘that’.

16 die Bescheidenen.

17 After ‘death’ insert the pron. ‘ihnen’, which will make the reading much clearer; auxiliary ‘has’ may be omitted according to App. § 22.

18 sich einander erkennen.

19 Use the pl. of Gewand, n.

20 make them strangers, sie hienieden unter einander entfremden.