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Sunrise offered a very beautiful spectacle; the water was quite unruffled, but the motion communicated by the tides was so great that, although there was not a breath of air stirring, the sea heaved slowly with a grand and majestic motion.

~George Grey

Topics: Air Although Beautiful Breath Grand Great Majestic Motion Offered Quite Sea Slowly Spectacle Stirring Sunrise Tides Very Water

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I remarked constantly, just at sunset, in these latitudes, that the eastern horizon was brilliantly illuminated with a kind of mock sunset. This in a short time disappeared, to be soon succeeded by another similar in character, but more faint.

~George Grey

Topics: Another Brilliantly Character Constantly Disappeared Eastern Faint Horizon Just Kind Mock More Short Short Time Similar Soon Succeeded Sunset Time

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I mention this fact as tending to support what I have often heard stated, namely, that a shark's sense of smell is so keen that, if men ever bathe in seas where they are found, a shark is almost sure to appear directly afterwards.

~George Grey

Topics: Afterwards Almost Appear Directly Ever Fact Found Heard Keen Men Mention Namely Often Seas Sense Shark Smell Stated Support Sure Tending Where

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To sleep after sunrise was impossible on account of the number of flies which kept buzzing about the face.

~George Grey

Topics: About Account After Face Flies Impossible Kept Number Sleep Sunrise Which

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This part of Brazil offered the curious spectacle of a great evil, which has been long suffered to exist and is now advancing, gradually yet surely, to that state which must entail inevitable destruction on the existing Government of the country.

~George Grey

Topics: Advancing Been Brazil Country Curious Destruction Evil Exist Existing Government Gradually Great Inevitable Long Must Now Offered Part Spectacle State Suffered Surely Which

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The Slave Trade, though nominally abolished, is actively pursued here, eighty-three slaves having been landed just before my arrival, and another cargo during my stay.

~George Grey

Topics: Abolish Actively Another Arrival Been Before Cargo Having Here Just Landed Pursued Slave Slaves Stay Though Trade

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Spanish alone was understood or spoken here; our friend, the countryman, stuck to us most nobly, he understood us not a bit better than the rest but saw that we were in distress and would not desert us.

~George Grey

Topics: Alone Better Bit Desert Distress Friend He Here Most Nobly Our Rest Saw Spanish Spoken Stuck Than Understood Us Were Would

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Part of my plan was not only to introduce all useful animals that I possibly could into this part of Australia, but also the most valuable plants of every description.

~George Grey

Topics: Also Animals Australia Could Description Every Introduce Most Only Part Plan Plants Possibly Useful Valuable

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On embarking to return we could perceive no sign of One Tree Island; and as we swept down towards the sea the leafy top of a tree seen in the clear water under the boat was the only evidence of its existence; though a few hours ago it had formed so prominent an object.

~George Grey

Topics: Boat Clear Could Down Evidence Existence Few Formed Had Hours Island Object Only Perceive Prominent Return Sea Seen Sign Swept Though Top Towards Tree Water

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In front of us lay a smooth sandy beach, beyond which rose gradually a high wooded country, and behind us was the sea, studded with numerous islands of every variety of form.

~George Grey

Topics: Beach Behind Beyond Country Every Form Front Gradually High Islands Lay Numerous Rose Sandy Sea Smooth Us Variety Which

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Biography

Nationality: New Zealander

Type: Leader

Born: April 14th, 1812

Died: September 19th, 1898

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