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all sorts associations of kinsmen shading off into assemblages
of partners and guild…brothers foster parentage； spiritual
parentage； and preceptorship taking their hue from natural
paternity ecclesiastical organisation blending with tribal
organisation。 The Anglo…Norman captain who had thought to conquer
for himself an Irish signory passed insensibly in the same way
into the chieftain of an Irish tribe。 The dependants who
surrounded him did not possibly draw any clear distinction
between the actual depositary of power and the natural depositary
of power； and； as the contagiousness of ideas is in proportion to
their fewness； it is intelligible that he too was affected by the
mental atmosphere in which he lived。 Nor were other motives
wanting。 The extreme poverty and constant distractions of Ireland
did not prevent an extraordinary amount of the pride of
authority； of the pride of birth； and even of the pride of wealth
from centring in the dignity of an Irish Chief。