His Natural Life, Volumen1R. Bentley, 1875 |
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... Island . With this brief preface I beg you to accept this work . I would that its merits were equal either to your kindness or to my re- gard . I am , My dear Sir Charles , Faithfully yours , MARCUS CLARKE . THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ...
... Island . With this brief preface I beg you to accept this work . I would that its merits were equal either to your kindness or to my re- gard . I am , My dear Sir Charles , Faithfully yours , MARCUS CLARKE . THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ...
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... -- the shore line is broken and ragged . Viewed upon the map , the fantastic frag- ments of island and promontory which lie water . scattered between the South - West Cape and. CHAP PAGE I THE TOPOGRAPHY OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
... -- the shore line is broken and ragged . Viewed upon the map , the fantastic frag- ments of island and promontory which lie water . scattered between the South - West Cape and. CHAP PAGE I THE TOPOGRAPHY OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
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... Island , and between the numerous rocks and shoals which lie beneath the triple height of the Three Thumbs , the mariner is suddenly checked by Tasman's Peninsula , hanging , like a huge double- dropped earring , from the mainland ...
... Island , and between the numerous rocks and shoals which lie beneath the triple height of the Three Thumbs , the mariner is suddenly checked by Tasman's Peninsula , hanging , like a huge double- dropped earring , from the mainland ...
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... island , as the Derwent winds out from the south . The force of the waves , ex- pended , perhaps , in destroying the isthmus . which , two thousand years ago , probably con- nected Van Diemen's Land with the continent , has been here ...
... island , as the Derwent winds out from the south . The force of the waves , ex- pended , perhaps , in destroying the isthmus . which , two thousand years ago , probably con- nected Van Diemen's Land with the continent , has been here ...
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Marcus Clarke. of fog , through which rise mountain tops like islands ; or sees through the biting sleet a desert of scrub and crag rolling to the feet of Mount Heemskirk and Mount Zeehan- crouched like two sentinel lions keeping watch ...
Marcus Clarke. of fog , through which rise mountain tops like islands ; or sees through the biting sleet a desert of scrub and crag rolling to the feet of Mount Heemskirk and Mount Zeehan- crouched like two sentinel lions keeping watch ...
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