Qtd. by J. D. Lang, "Poems, Sacred and Secular", Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, XVI, p. 39, endnotes; M. H. Ellis, Lachlan Macquarie: His Life, Adventures, and Times, rev. ed. (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1952), Ch. 32
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Macquarie was the Prince of men! Australia's pride and joy! We ne'er shall see his like again; Bring back the Old Viceroy!
— Qtd. by J. D. Lang
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Macquarie was the Prince of men! Australia's pride and joy! We ne'er shall see his like again; Bring back the Old Viceroy!" in the context of "Qtd. by J. D. Lang, "Poems, Sacred and Secular", Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, XVI, p. 39, endnotes; M. H. Ellis, Lachlan Macquarie: His Life, Adventures, and Times, rev. ed. (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1952), Ch. 32" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie, CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland. Macquarie served as the fifth Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, and had a leading role in the social, economic, and architectural development of the colony.
About Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie, CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland. Macquarie served as the fifth Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, and had a leading role in the social, economic, and architectural development of the colony.
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