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* Contents derived from the Sydney,New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson,1912 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'Cook having announced a personally conducted tour from Olympia to Australia at very reasonable rates, a large party undertook the journey. On arrival at Sydney, Sir Henry Parkes, much to Cook's disgust, took charge of a party of distinguished poets, including Shakespeare, Burns, Spenser, and Ben Jonson, and conducted them round the City.'
