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Then came the chance- of a voyage in the South Seas. A " grand 

 Friends advised him to prefer the usual " grand tour " 



JOSEPH BANKS. 

 (From an engraving of the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.) 



of Europe. " Every blockhead," he replied, " does that ! 

 My grand tour should be one round the world." He 



