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Page 205
In describing the becoming silence that prevailed , adding to the solemnity of the
service , the writer in the Sydney Gazette singled out for special mention the
many ladies of the first respectability who were present.88 By a curious irony ...
In describing the becoming silence that prevailed , adding to the solemnity of the
service , the writer in the Sydney Gazette singled out for special mention the
many ladies of the first respectability who were present.88 By a curious irony ...
Page 326
By contrast , the other men , the Sydney Gazette was pleased to report , had met
their death with decent deportment and becoming resignation.19 Death by
hanging was , as it were , the penultimate punishment for vice . There were ,
however ...
By contrast , the other men , the Sydney Gazette was pleased to report , had met
their death with decent deportment and becoming resignation.19 Death by
hanging was , as it were , the penultimate punishment for vice . There were ,
however ...
Page 327
The Sydney Gazette reported all the revolts , barbarities , and cruelties committed
in the non - British part of the world , as well as the disgusting religious practices
of the heathen.28 They reported French attempts to efface the inconsistencies ...
The Sydney Gazette reported all the revolts , barbarities , and cruelties committed
in the non - British part of the world , as well as the disgusting religious practices
of the heathen.28 They reported French attempts to efface the inconsistencies ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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