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Page 65
... Burke told the House of Commons that there were one hundred thou- sand languishing in English gaols . Burke went on to plead against the use of Gambia for there , he put it to the house , was the capital seat of plague , pestilence and ...
... Burke told the House of Commons that there were one hundred thou- sand languishing in English gaols . Burke went on to plead against the use of Gambia for there , he put it to the house , was the capital seat of plague , pestilence and ...
Page 68
... Burke should be obliged to strain his throat to persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote.41 He had been raised to the peerage in 1783 for his part in con- cluding the treaty with America , and given the Home Office . He enjoyed the ...
... Burke should be obliged to strain his throat to persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote.41 He had been raised to the peerage in 1783 for his part in con- cluding the treaty with America , and given the Home Office . He enjoyed the ...
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... Burke's warning - that if society was tampered with by human beings , the result was certain to be disastrous . In the meantime success seemed to be crowning Macquarie's efforts in the colony . In his own eyes the colony never had been ...
... Burke's warning - that if society was tampered with by human beings , the result was certain to be disastrous . In the meantime success seemed to be crowning Macquarie's efforts in the colony . In his own eyes the colony never had been ...
Contents
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
THE BEGINNING OF SYDNEY COVE | 73 |
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