Newfoundland (island)

"I intend shortly, God willing, a journey for Newfoundland to visit a plantation which I began there some few years since."

"Although in cloaths, company, buildings faire With England, New-found-land cannot compare: Did some know what contentment I found there, Alwayes enough, most times somewhat to spare, With little paines, lesse toyle, and lesser care, Exempt from taxings, ill newes, Lawing, feare, If cleane, and warme, no matter what you weare, Healthy, and wealthy, if men careful are, With much-much more, then I will now declare, (I say) if some wise men knew what this were (I doe beleeve) they'd live no other where."

"It seems to be a fearsome coast,— No trees, no hospitable whiffs,— God help the crew whose ship is lost On yonder homicidal cliffs!"

"Pakistan and Newfoundland have a lot in common: we're both economically challenged, we man a lot of call centres, our people feature heavily in jokes about people walking into bars."