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Page 39
Look at the face of old Dampier , ' Coleridge said about his portrait , ' a rough
sailor , but a man of exquisite mind . How soft is the air of his countenance , how
delicate the shape of his temples . ' 62 He had a mind which was quick to take
over ...
Look at the face of old Dampier , ' Coleridge said about his portrait , ' a rough
sailor , but a man of exquisite mind . How soft is the air of his countenance , how
delicate the shape of his temples . ' 62 He had a mind which was quick to take
over ...
Page 40
They are long visaged , and of a very unpleasing aspect ; having no one graceful
feature in their faces . Their Hair is black , short and curld , like that of the
Negroes : and not long and lank like the common Indians . The colour of their
skins ...
They are long visaged , and of a very unpleasing aspect ; having no one graceful
feature in their faces . Their Hair is black , short and curld , like that of the
Negroes : and not long and lank like the common Indians . The colour of their
skins ...
Page 74
The face also suggests belief in the Roman or stoical virtues of courage , duty ,
discipline and self - control , the strength to stand firm when the world rocks ,
while the loose - fitting jacket suggests a person sterner with the inner than the
outer ...
The face also suggests belief in the Roman or stoical virtues of courage , duty ,
discipline and self - control , the strength to stand firm when the world rocks ,
while the loose - fitting jacket suggests a person sterner with the inner than the
outer ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 18 Feb 2009 |
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