The voice of our exiles or Stray leaves from a convict ship, ed. by D. RitchieDaniel Ritchie |
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... that these men possessed a degree of self - control superior to what is found upon the average among indi- viduals in the same situation of life . It is , however , unnecessary to dwell longer on these views , as they INTRODUCTION . 11.
... that these men possessed a degree of self - control superior to what is found upon the average among indi- viduals in the same situation of life . It is , however , unnecessary to dwell longer on these views , as they INTRODUCTION . 11.
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... situation they are capable of filling . There is no occasion for surprise , then , that so many , driven probably by want to make their election between B two evils - famine and crime - should choose the INTRODUCTION . 17.
... situation they are capable of filling . There is no occasion for surprise , then , that so many , driven probably by want to make their election between B two evils - famine and crime - should choose the INTRODUCTION . 17.
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... situations provided for them : and that of these 17 only have been re - committed to prison , while 3 of the 17 have been restored to society after further imprison- ment , and two others are at present under prison disci- pline and ...
... situations provided for them : and that of these 17 only have been re - committed to prison , while 3 of the 17 have been restored to society after further imprison- ment , and two others are at present under prison disci- pline and ...
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... situations , he had only , in 1853 , heard of one case of relapse into crime . With such a hopeful fact before us , what noble results may be expected from a general and systematic application of the public mind to the same purposes ...
... situations , he had only , in 1853 , heard of one case of relapse into crime . With such a hopeful fact before us , what noble results may be expected from a general and systematic application of the public mind to the same purposes ...
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... situations for them , it appears that social and moral con- siderations ought to induce us to furnish at least the means of gaining a livelihood . For this purpose we would propose industrial establishments adapted to the extent of the ...
... situations for them , it appears that social and moral con- siderations ought to induce us to furnish at least the means of gaining a livelihood . For this purpose we would propose industrial establishments adapted to the extent of the ...
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Act-act appears beauty behold Bonnington Fall BURIAL AT SEA bury its dead character colony conduct consequences consider Continued convict crime criminal dead past bury death deck deep displayed duty endeavour eternal evil excited exertions existence fate favourable feeling friends grief guilt happiness heart Hobart Town holy hope howe'er pleasant human importance imprisonment individual industry intellect land Launceston Learn to labour Let the dead living present ment mental mercy mind misery moral nature night Norfolk Island o'erhead object observed obtained ourselves passed Pestonjee Bomanjee position possess prisoners probably punishment pursuing reckless criminals render repentance river Derwent scene sentence separate confinement ship society sorrow soul Southern Ocean St Helena 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
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Page 236 - 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 109 - 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 239 - 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 145 - Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.
Page 41 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Page 228 - 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 241 - Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, and touch not the unclean thing...
Page 98 - 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 145 - 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 123 - 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.