[W]e came to Whittingham. Thence to Newcastle, where an obstreperous horse retarded us for an hour at least.

A topological space may be very sparsely endowed with open sets. As we know, some spaces have only two, the empty set and the full space.

If the Theame be of any person, in accusation or defence of them after the manner of declamations, then that their Exordium may be fitliest taken, from the partie himselfe who is accused or defended […]

Critics dismissed FitzGerald as a “sneaking regarder” and a West Brit — betraying the idealism of 1916 and aspirations of Irish sovereignty.