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Page v - Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.
Page 245 - Listen to me, as when ye heard our father Sing long ago the song of other shores — Listen to me, and then in chorus gather All your deep voices, as ye pull your oars: CHORUS. Fair these broad meads — these hoary woods are grand; But we are exiles from our fathers
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Page 92 - That the Prime Ministers of the Colonies respectfully urge on his Majesty's Government the expediency of granting in the United Kingdom preferential treatment to the products and manufactures of the Colonies either by exemption from or reduction of duties now or hereafter imposed.
Page 245 - From the lone shieling of the misty island Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas, Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, And we in dreams behold the Hebrides.
Page 247 - Awake, my country, the hour of dreams is done! Doubt not, nor dread the greatness of thy fate. Tho...
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Page 86 - The base of this force shall be the ports of Australia and New Zealand, and their sphere of operations shall be the waters of the Australia, China, and East Indies Stations, as defined in the attached Schedules, where the Admiralty believe they can most effectively act against hostile vessels which threaten the trade or interests of Australia and New Zealand.