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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    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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