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... succeed in giving here in England an adequate impression of the delight and freedom of an existence so far removed from our own highly - wrought civilization : not failing in this , viii Preface . the writer will gladly bear the burden.
... succeed in giving here in England an adequate impression of the delight and freedom of an existence so far removed from our own highly - wrought civilization : not failing in this , viii Preface . the writer will gladly bear the burden.
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... England , of a dirtyish white colour , a very ugly - shaped head and bill , and large bluish rings round the eyes ; the beak is huge and curved . If it knew of this last objection on my part , it would probably answer , like the wolf in ...
... England , of a dirtyish white colour , a very ugly - shaped head and bill , and large bluish rings round the eyes ; the beak is huge and curved . If it knew of this last objection on my part , it would probably answer , like the wolf in ...
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... England one fancies that New Zealand is quite close to Australia , so I was rather disgusted to find we had another thousand miles of steaming to do before we could reach our new home ; and one of the many Job's comforters who are ...
... England one fancies that New Zealand is quite close to Australia , so I was rather disgusted to find we had another thousand miles of steaming to do before we could reach our new home ; and one of the many Job's comforters who are ...
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... England to see on the counter gold in its raw state , in nuggets and dust and flakes ; in this stage of its existence it certainly deserves its name of " filthy lucre , " for it is often only half washed . There were quantities of emus ...
... England to see on the counter gold in its raw state , in nuggets and dust and flakes ; in this stage of its existence it certainly deserves its name of " filthy lucre , " for it is often only half washed . There were quantities of emus ...
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... England , parted company almost directly , and arrived in Lyttleton ( then called Port Cooper ) four months afterwards , on the same day , having all experienced fine weather , but never having sighted each other once . As soon as we ...
... England , parted company almost directly , and arrived in Lyttleton ( then called Port Cooper ) four months afterwards , on the same day , having all experienced fine weather , but never having sighted each other once . As soon as we ...
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