Stray Leaves from a Convict ShipDaniel Ritchie |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 30
Page 7
... in relation to prospective benefits . In confir- mation of these views , it is proper to mention that dis- tinctive badges were given in the Pestonjee Bomanjee to those who were selected to perform particular duties ; and INTRODUCTION . 7.
... in relation to prospective benefits . In confir- mation of these views , it is proper to mention that dis- tinctive badges were given in the Pestonjee Bomanjee to those who were selected to perform particular duties ; and INTRODUCTION . 7.
Page 20
... given , but it is sufficient for our purpose to say that 27,960 persons were brought to trial in England and Wales in 1851 , of whom 2895 were sentenced to various periods of transportation , 18,695 were imprisoned , fined , & c . , and ...
... given , but it is sufficient for our purpose to say that 27,960 persons were brought to trial in England and Wales in 1851 , of whom 2895 were sentenced to various periods of transportation , 18,695 were imprisoned , fined , & c . , and ...
Page 22
... sea - apprentice ; and a young woman , who had been twice imprisoned , became an inmate of a female penitentiary , and has given perfect satisfaction to the managers for upwards of two years . These extrinsic causes 22 INTRODUCTION .
... sea - apprentice ; and a young woman , who had been twice imprisoned , became an inmate of a female penitentiary , and has given perfect satisfaction to the managers for upwards of two years . These extrinsic causes 22 INTRODUCTION .
Page 25
... given time as another thousand , taken indis- criminately from among those who are discharged at the gates of some of our large prisons , from which as many as eight thousand to ten thousand are released in the course of twelve months ...
... given time as another thousand , taken indis- criminately from among those who are discharged at the gates of some of our large prisons , from which as many as eight thousand to ten thousand are released in the course of twelve months ...
Page 30
... given to those indivi- duals who could not gain a livelihood otherwise , and only until some other employment was offered them . Their wages being considerably below the average price of labour , would induce them as soon as possible to ...
... given to those indivi- duals who could not gain a livelihood otherwise , and only until some other employment was offered them . Their wages being considerably below the average price of labour , would induce them as soon as possible to ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Act-act appears beauty behold bestowed Bonnington Fall bury its dead character colony condition conduct consequences consider Continued convict crime criminal dead past bury death deck displayed duty endeavour eternal evil excited existence fate favourable feeling friends given To fly guilt hand happiness heart Hobart Town holy hope howe'er pleasant human importance imprisonment individual industry intellect Lanark land Launceston Learn to labour Let the dead living present look ment mental mercy mind misery moral Mount Wellington nature Norfolk Island o'erhead object observed obtained ourselves passed penal labour Pestonjee Bomanjee placed position prisoners probably punishment pursuing reckless criminals regard render repentance river Derwent sentence separate confinement ship shore society sorrow soul Surgeon Superintendent Tasmania thee thou ticket of leave tion transportation Trust no future unhappy Van Dieman's Land vessel vice Vide Note virtuous voyage waves WEEKLY RECORD wind writer
Popular passages
Page 244 - How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Page 111 - Trust no future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, — act in the living present! Heart within, and GOD o'erhead!
Page 247 - And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Page 155 - Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.
Page 43 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Page 236 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust no future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Page 249 - Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, and touch not the unclean thing...
Page 100 - As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and live.
Page 158 - Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time Sarmatia fell unwept, without a crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe...
Page 125 - Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.