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William Bligh
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“[Tahiti is] certainly the paradise of the world and if happiness could result from situation and convenience, here it is to be found in the highest perfection. I have seen many parts of the world, but Tahiti is capable of being preferable to them all, and certainly is so considering it in its natural state.”
William Bligh (1754–1817) first seen 1788 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Logbook of HMS Bounty (1 November 1788), p. 194
“I can only conjecture that [the Mutineers] have ideally assured themselves of a more happy life among the Tahitians than they could possibly have in England, which joined to some female connection, has most likely been the leading cause of the whole business.”
William Bligh (1754–1817) first seen 1789 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Logbook of HMS Bounty (28 April 1789), p. 356
“I find that two months after I left Tahiti in the ‘Bounty’, Christian returned in her to the great astonishment of the natives. Doubting that things had gone well with me the first questions they asked were: ‘Where is Bry?’ ‘He is gone,’ he replied, ‘to England’. ‘In what ship?’ asked the natives. ‘In Toote’s ship.’”
William Bligh (1754–1817) first seen 1792 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Logbook of HMS Providence (9 April 1792)