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Page 45
... Their Presbyterian faith , in practice , often came near to equating virtue with material success , but it did instil into their minds the habits of hard work and frugality . And the average standard of education , as CELTS AND CURRENCY 45.
... Their Presbyterian faith , in practice , often came near to equating virtue with material success , but it did instil into their minds the habits of hard work and frugality . And the average standard of education , as CELTS AND CURRENCY 45.
Page 84
... practice of religion was an object of ridicule and part of the punishment . " 34 There is no reason to suppose that Kingsley was exaggerating much when he made one of his characters in Geoffry Hamlyn , a well - disposed old hand working ...
... practice of religion was an object of ridicule and part of the punishment . " 34 There is no reason to suppose that Kingsley was exaggerating much when he made one of his characters in Geoffry Hamlyn , a well - disposed old hand working ...
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... practice to be followed at execu- tions , but it seems likely that in fact some such unofficial instruc- tions were given . For example , the collective hanging of the seven murderers of Aborigines in the notorious Myall Creek massacre ...
... practice to be followed at execu- tions , but it seems likely that in fact some such unofficial instruc- tions were given . For example , the collective hanging of the seven murderers of Aborigines in the notorious Myall Creek massacre ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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