 | American periodicals - 1844 - 584 pages
...consequent " olive branches" are extremely numerous. The boys grow up long, and often lanky, seldom showing the strong athletic build so common at home ; or,...very large proportion of both male and female natives snvffle dreadfully, — just the same nasal twang as many Americans have. In some cases English parents... | |
 | Joy Damousi, Desley Deacon - Social Science - 2007 - 194 pages
...Sketches of New South Wales During a Residence in the Colony from 1839 to 1844 (1844), claims that 'a very large proportion of both male and female natives...just the same nasal twang as many Americans have'. Nasality is commented on by RH Home in Australian Facts and Prospects (1859), and by a number of writers... | |
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They marry very young, and the consequent " olive branches " are extremely numerous. The boys grow up long, and often lanky, seldom snowing the strong athletic build so common at home, or, if they do, it is spoiled by round shoulders and a narrow chest,... 