Parkes

/ pɑːks /

noun

ParkesSir Henry18151896MAustralianEnglishWRITING: journalistPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman Sir Henry. 1815–96, Australian journalist and politician born in England, five times premier of New South Wales, advocate of free trade and Federation, and a founder of the public education system

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“We were forced to operate as if we were running some Kingston sound system clash,” recalls Parkes.

Parkes managed to gasp through the choking, “Is there something wrong with the money?”

We have some very nice Americans here—the Pughs—friends of the Parkes's, really refined, intellectual people.

Miss Parkes is a dear, ardent, honest creature; and I hope we shall be good friends.

Dined at Mr. Parkes's on Sunday, and am invited to go there again to-night to meet the Smiths.

The strain had been too much, and for twenty-eight days I lay helpless, tended by the kindly and skilful hand of Surgeon Parkes.

He had requested Sir Henry Parkes to allow him to operate on the next felon under capital sentence.

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