The Quest for GraceSecond part of the late Manning Clark's autobiography which began with TThe Puzzles of Childhood' (1989). By the author of the celebrated six-volume TA History of Australia', this book traces Clark's journey of self-discovery to Oxford and Europe and his return to Australia. |
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... England . In another essay by Newman I read the sentence : ' The thought of a Church of England service makes me shiver . ' Well , I was a shiverer at Church of England services , but not for the reason Newman probably had in mind . For ...
... England . In another essay by Newman I read the sentence : ' The thought of a Church of England service makes me shiver . ' Well , I was a shiverer at Church of England services , but not for the reason Newman probably had in mind . For ...
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... England mighty . In His manifest bountiful goodness to all those who were British , God might make England ' mightier yet ' . We all sang those words at the time , per- haps with a hint of sarcasm and cynicism and mockery , but there ...
... England mighty . In His manifest bountiful goodness to all those who were British , God might make England ' mightier yet ' . We all sang those words at the time , per- haps with a hint of sarcasm and cynicism and mockery , but there ...
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... England : that the Reverend Samuel Marsden had brought to Australia ' the scanty virtues of the Church of England ' . Such an aside set me thinking . What did they bring with them in those convict fleets ? I had read as a child the ...
... England : that the Reverend Samuel Marsden had brought to Australia ' the scanty virtues of the Church of England ' . Such an aside set me thinking . What did they bring with them in those convict fleets ? I had read as a child the ...
Contents
The Quest Begins | 1 |
Becoming a Melbourne Boy | 29 |
An Australian in the Land of Holy Wonders | 48 |
Copyright | |
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