9 Quotes by William J. Wills
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We shall be travelling through the country in the most favourable and pleasant season, when there is plenty of water, and everything fresh and green.
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Mr. Burke and King are down on the lower part of the creek. I am about to return to them, when we shall all probably come up this way.
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We have been unable to leave the creek.
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It seems very likely that I shall be leaving Melbourne in March, to accompany the expedition for the exploration of the interior of this continent.
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It is to be hoped that the peace will be a permanent one, although people here generally appear to think that it will not prove so.
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The news by the last mail has put us all in a state of excitement about our defenses, in the event of England being involved in the continental war.
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I do not give up my position in the Observatory, having obtained leave of absence for the time during which we may be engaged in the exploration.
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You will no doubt expect a long letter after so much delay, but I am afraid you will be disappointed, as long letters are not my forte.
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The French have possession of the island of New Caledonia, which is not very far from here, and is a convenient place of rendezvous for them.
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