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I called the little tributary I have noticed, the Rufus, in honour of my friend M'Leay's red head, and I have no doubt, he will understand the feeling that induced me to give it such a name.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete Charles Sturt 1832
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The two blacks who had been with us so long, and who had not only exerted themselves to assist us, but had contributed in no small degree to our amusement, though they had from M'Leay's liberality, tasted all the dainties with which we had provided ourselves, from sugar to concentrated cayenne, intimated that they could no longer accompany the party.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete Charles Sturt 1832
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M'Leay's extreme good humour had made a most favourable impression upon them, and I can picture him, even now, joining in their wild song.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete Charles Sturt 1832
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M'Leay's extreme good humour had made a most favourable impression upon them, and I can picture him, even now, joining in their wild song.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume 2 Charles Sturt 1832
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I called the little tributary I have noticed, the Rufus, in honour of my friend M'Leay's red head, and I have no doubt, he will understand the feeling that induced me to give it such a name.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume 2 Charles Sturt 1832
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The two blacks who had been with us so long, and who had not only exerted themselves to assist us, but had contributed in no small degree to our amusement, though they had from M'Leay's liberality, tasted all the dainties with which we had provided ourselves, from sugar to concentrated cayenne, intimated that they could no longer accompany the party.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume 2 Charles Sturt 1832
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Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal Juan Carlos Leay, 38, walked past a sauna after taking a dip in a pool at Sunsport Gardens Nudist Resort in Loxahatchee, Fla., on a recent day.
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Leay further commented, "An extraordinarily beneficial by-product of the Aquaflow process is potentially releasing a clean water resource of millions of litres of clean water - to be recycled and available for use in irrigation, industrial washing, cooling, and so on."
Peak Energy 2008
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