 | George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1841 - 232 pages
...death in 1810, whose conduct furnishes a most admirable illustration of the influence of kindness. " This gentleman had the good will, the good wishes,...opportunity of returning to their former condition ; and, half dead with cold and hunger, they would come and drop on their knees before him, imploring pardon... | |
 | George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1844 - 264 pages
...the good wishes, and the good word of every one in the settlement. His conduct was exemplary, and,his disposition most humane. His treatment of the runaway...opportunity of returning to their former condition ; and, half dead with cold and hunger, they would come and drop on their knees before him, imploring pardon... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...death in 1810 :—-" This gentleman had the good-will, the good wishes, and the good word of eveiy one in the settlement. His conduct was exemplary,...they would come and drop on their knees before him, implormg pardon for their behaviour. ' Well,' he would say to them, ' now that you have lived in the... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Anthologies - 1869 - 530 pages
...governor of the settlement at the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land from 1804 till his death in 1810: 'This gentleman had the good will, the good wishes,...come and drop on their knees before him, imploring pardoa for their behaviour. "Well," he would say to them, "now that you have lived in the bush, do... | |
 | Kind words - Christian life - 1873 - 334 pages
...death in 1810, whose conduct furnishes a most admirable illustration of the influence of kindness. " This gentleman had the good will, the good wishes,...opportunity of returning to their former condition ; and, half dead with cold and hunger, they would come and drop on their knees before him, imploring pardon... | |
 | George Burnett Barton - Australia - 1889 - 756 pages
...one in the settlement. His conduct was exemplary, and his disposition most humane. His treatment of runaway convicts was conciliatory, and even kind. He would go into the forests, Runaway among the natives, to allow these poor creatures, the runaways, convicts. an opportunity of... | |
 | Louis Becke, Walter Jeffery - Australia - 1899 - 378 pages
...everyone in the settlement. His conduct was exemplary, and his disposition most humane ; his treatment of runaway convicts was conciliatory, and even kind....opportunity of returning to their former condition ; and, half dead with cold and hunger, they would come and drop on their knees before him, imploring pardon... | |
 | Louis Becke, Walter Jeffery - Australia - 1899 - 382 pages
...everyone in the settlement His conduct was exemplary, and his disposition most humane ; his' treatment of runaway convicts was conciliatory, and even kind....natives, to allow these poor creatures, the runaways, art opportunity of returning to their former condition ; and, half dead with cold and hunger, they... | |
 | John McMahon - Australia - 1913 - 466 pages
...everyone in the Settlement. 'His conduct was exemplary, and his disposition most humane. His treatment oí the runaway convicts was conciliatory and even kind. He would go into the forests, amongst the natives, to allow these poor creatures — the runaways — an opportunity1 of reluming... | |
 | Cyril Field - Great Britain - 1924 - 506 pages
...everyone in the settlement. His conduct was exemplary, and his disposition most humane ; his treatment of runaway convicts was conciliatory, and even kind....opportunity of returning to their former condition ; and, half dead with cold and hunger, they would come and drop on their knees before him, imploring pardon... | |
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This gentleman had the good will, the good wishes, and the good word of every one in the settlement. His conduct was exemplary, and his disposition most humane. His treatment of the runaway convicts was conciliatory, and even kind. He would go into the... 