"The Australian black is as far removed from and Chingachook, as Uncas and Chingachook are from reality. ... An Austra…"

"What can I write in thee, O dainty book, About whose daintiness quaint perfume lingers— Into whose pages dainty ladie…"

"Mothers-in-law are ladies with daughters. A mother-in-law may be considered as the beard on the matrimonial oyster."

"All my soul is slowly melting, all my brain is softening fast, And I know that I'll be taken to the Yarr bend at last…"

"Distrust the men who make bargains. They are a disgrace to humanity. No man ever saw a dog swap a bone with another dog."

"Borrowing may be reduced to a Science, or elevated to an Art. Borrowing an umbrella is a science; borrowing half-a-cr…"

"I am rather good at it. I have been always borrowing. If I can borrow nothing else, I borrow ideas."

"It is no use borrowing if you mean to pay. There have been more men ruined by 'temporary accommodation' than anything…"

"Men who tell you that you ought to go into Parliament are usually pretty safe. You can borrow from them easily. One o…"

"Every country can claim for itself a of home manufacture. He of Australia is William Buckley."