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They called it an island opposite the mouth of the Ganges , adding that the
regions beyond were either difficult of access because of their severe winters and
great cold , or else could not be sought out because of the influence of the gods.
23 ...
They called it an island opposite the mouth of the Ganges , adding that the
regions beyond were either difficult of access because of their severe winters and
great cold , or else could not be sought out because of the influence of the gods.
23 ...
Page 142
... and by that love of the bottle which aggravated his innate tendency to
procrastinate rather than make up his mind.50 For he had the gifts to serve with
distinction , but the temperament to destroy him if called on to lead . At the end of
1794 the ...
... and by that love of the bottle which aggravated his innate tendency to
procrastinate rather than make up his mind.50 For he had the gifts to serve with
distinction , but the temperament to destroy him if called on to lead . At the end of
1794 the ...
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By then he had read that the French called his Kangaroo Island , L'Isle Decrés ,
and Spencer's Gulf Golfe Joséphine . With an unwonted malice and absence of
charity he charged the French with being liars , and gloated over the fact 68 Ibid .
By then he had read that the French called his Kangaroo Island , L'Isle Decrés ,
and Spencer's Gulf Golfe Joséphine . With an unwonted malice and absence of
charity he charged the French with being liars , and gloated over the fact 68 Ibid .
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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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| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 Aug 2019 |
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