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In that sinister list the murders in the Phoenix Park have a tragic place.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “In that sinister list the murders in the Phoenix Park have a tragic place.”
Editor's note · Context
Morley acknowledges the tragic significance of the Phoenix Park murders in the context of Irish history.
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