 ... equivalent to transportation : he consoles himself with the hope that something will turn up to alter the apparent certainty of his exile ; and in this hope, with his mind ever fixed upon his return, he does nothing for posterity in the colony. He...  The Saxon and the Celt: A Study in Sociology - Page 106by John Mackinnon Robertson - 1897 - 349 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir Samuel White Baker - Natural history - 1855 - 494 pages
...certainty of his exile ; and in this hope, with his mind ever fixed upon his return, he does nothing for posterity in the colony. He rarely even plants...and how different are the feelings of the settler I The word "adieu" once spoken, he sighs an eternal farewell to the shores of " La belle France," and,... | |
 | 1856 - 506 pages
...abroad for an indefinite number of years .... with his mind ever fixed upon his return, lie does nothing for posterity in the colony. He rarely even plants...that his stay will not allow him to gather from it. " How different is the appearance of French colonies, and how different are the feelings of the settler... | |
 | Sir Samuel White Baker - Sri Lanka - 1875 - 334 pages
...nothing for posterity in the colony. He rarely even plants a fruit tree, hoping that his stay wTill not allow him to gather from it. This accounts for...different are the feelings of the settler ! The word u adieu" once spoken, he sighs an eternal farewell to the shores of " La belle France," and, with the... | |
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