Recollections of Bush Life in Australia: During a Residence of Eight Years in the InteriorJ. Murray, 1861 - 162 páginas |
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... seemed to my fancy to be the direct opposite - the antipodes of England . I became more and more perplexed by every attempt to picture to my mind my future residence , " the Bush ; " and I anxiously wondered whether it would prove to be ...
... seemed to my fancy to be the direct opposite - the antipodes of England . I became more and more perplexed by every attempt to picture to my mind my future residence , " the Bush ; " and I anxiously wondered whether it would prove to be ...
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... seemed to take but little notice of the spot , speaking rather disparagingly of its merits , and expressing his opinion that better country would be discovered by going farther on , and , as his judgment had consi- derable weight with ...
... seemed to take but little notice of the spot , speaking rather disparagingly of its merits , and expressing his opinion that better country would be discovered by going farther on , and , as his judgment had consi- derable weight with ...
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... seemed to remind him of the fearful uncertainty of its duration ; for he looked grave , and for a minute or two laid aside his effrontery . In fact , all this volubility only betrayed the nervous excitement it was intended to conceal ...
... seemed to remind him of the fearful uncertainty of its duration ; for he looked grave , and for a minute or two laid aside his effrontery . In fact , all this volubility only betrayed the nervous excitement it was intended to conceal ...
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... seemed capable of better things , as if , could he have retraced his steps , he would yet have repented him of the evil . Even when plunged in crime , beyond the pale of human mercy , he was not a hardened villain ; and for this reason ...
... seemed capable of better things , as if , could he have retraced his steps , he would yet have repented him of the evil . Even when plunged in crime , beyond the pale of human mercy , he was not a hardened villain ; and for this reason ...
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... seemed very unpalatable ; those , however , who wish to try for them- selves may do so from the following genuine receipt : —Take eight or ten pounds of second flour , and having 88 [ CHAP . VIII . BUSH LIFE IN AUSTRALIA .
... seemed very unpalatable ; those , however , who wish to try for them- selves may do so from the following genuine receipt : —Take eight or ten pounds of second flour , and having 88 [ CHAP . VIII . BUSH LIFE IN AUSTRALIA .
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