In parliament, defending the proposed union of Ireland with Great Britain.
• [https://archive.org/details/personalsketche06barrgoog Barrington, Jonah Personal sketches and recollections of his own times chapter: Chapter XVII]
• [https://archive.org/details/personalsketche06barrgoog Barrington, Jonah Personal sketches and recollections of his own times chapter: Chapter XVII]
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There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister.
— Boyle Roche
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• [https://archive.org/details/personalsketche06barrgoog Barrington, Jonah Personal sketches and recollections of his own times chapter: Chapter XVII]" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Boyle Roche
Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronet (October 1736 – 5 June 1807) was an Irish politician, famed for his highly ornamented and often inaccurate speech, which often included amusing mixed metaphors and malapropisms.
About Boyle Roche
Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronet (October 1736 – 5 June 1807) was an Irish politician, famed for his highly ornamented and often inaccurate speech, which often included amusing mixed metaphors and malapropisms.
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