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Watkin Tench

Author 1758–1833

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About Watkin Tench

Royal Marines general (1758-1833)

Ideas represented

Adventure Colonialism Curiosity History Hope Imperialism Mind Place

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“To an active and contemplative mind, a new country is an inexhaustible source of curiosity and speculation.”

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“I hope the foundation, not the fall, of an empire will be dated from it.”

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