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devil in Children of the Bush

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1902
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devil in Children of the Bush

e trouble was, and he said that the Army girl had only found her chap, or husband, or long-lost brother or something, but the missus was looking after the business; then he dozed again. And then we adjourned to the Royal and took the Army with us. “That’s the way of it,” said Donald Macdonald. “Wit…

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2,185
Year
1,902
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Record ID
2185
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Children of the Bush; Henry Lawson
Published
1902
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
devil
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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e trouble was, and he said that the Army girl had only found her chap, or husband, or long-lost brother or something, but the missus was looking after the business; then he dozed again. And then we adjourned to the Royal and took the Army with us. “That’s the way of it,” said Donald Macdonald. “With a woman it’s love or religion; with a man it’s love or the devil.” “Or with a man,” said Mitchell, presently, “it’s love and the devil both, sometimes, Donald.” I looked at Mitchell hard, but for all his face expressed he might only have said, “I think it’s going to rain.” “LORD DOUGLAS” “They hold him true, who’s true to one, However.

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