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Grattan
[ grat-n ]
noun
- Henry, 1746–1820, Irish statesman and orator.
Grattan
/ ˈɡrætən /
noun
- GrattanHenry17461820MIrishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: orator Henry. 1746–1820, Irish statesman and orator: led the movement that secured legislative independence for Ireland (1782), opposed union with England (1800), and campaigned for Catholic emancipation
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So Grattan and his party entered on the new conditions of political life with airy optimism.
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Grattan, however, swept all such considerations aside with an easy carelessness.
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Rockingham and Fox tried in vain to persuade Grattan to give them time for consideration.
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When Grattan made that proposal, he found himself faced with new forces.
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If those had been the only powers Grattan might have defeated them.
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