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Page 46
It was more natural , he believed , to be taught to know all those productions of
nature in preference to Greek and Latin . It remained the ruling passion of his life ,
and lingered long after the fires of love and ambition had died in his breast .
It was more natural , he believed , to be taught to know all those productions of
nature in preference to Greek and Latin . It remained the ruling passion of his life ,
and lingered long after the fires of love and ambition had died in his breast .
Page 50
In its state of nature the land was indifferently watered and indifferently fertile ; the
trees were hard and ponderous and could not be applied to many purposes . By
nature the land produced hardly anything fit for man to cat ; nor did it produce ...
In its state of nature the land was indifferently watered and indifferently fertile ; the
trees were hard and ponderous and could not be applied to many purposes . By
nature the land produced hardly anything fit for man to cat ; nor did it produce ...
Page 187
The colour of their skin was dark brown . Their hair , which was short and woolly ,
and their beards , were formed into small distinct lumps , with a mixture of reddish
brown earth , and some kind of liquid , which appeared to be of an oily nature .
The colour of their skin was dark brown . Their hair , which was short and woolly ,
and their beards , were formed into small distinct lumps , with a mixture of reddish
brown earth , and some kind of liquid , which appeared to be of an oily nature .
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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