I once asked an Irishman of consummate experience and equitable mind, with no leanings that I know of to political nationalism, whether the task of any later ruler of Ireland was comparable to Lord Spencer’s.
Morley reflects on the challenges faced by future rulers of Ireland compared to those of Lord Spencer.
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