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She helped in his education, and encouraged him to write verse. The first verses of his known to have been printed were "O tell me, ye breezes"  signed "H. SHE HELPED HIM IN HIS EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGED HIM TO WRITE VERSE THE FIRST VERSES KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PRINTED WERE O TELL ME BREEZES SIGNED H
er his death the family was scattered, and the two boys were sent to a relative on the South Coast. The scenery of this district made a profound impression upon Henry, and is often referred to in his early poems. In 1855 his uncle Joseph took him as cabin boy in his brig, the 'Plumstead', for a two years' cruise in the Pacific, during which they touched at many of the Islands and voyaged as far north as Yokohama. The beauty of the scenes he visited lived in the boy's memory, but the rigours of ship life were so severe that in after years he looked back on the voyage with horror. Henry Kendall returned to Sydney in March, 1857, and at once obtained employment in the city and set about making a home for his mother and sisters. Mrs. Kendall, granddaughter of Leonard McNally, a Dublin notable of his day, was a clever, handsome woman with a strong constitution and a volatile temperament. Henry was always devoted to her, and considered that from her he inherited whatever talent he possessed. TH THE FAMILY WAS SCATTERED AND THE TWO BOYS WERE SENT TO A RELATIVE ON THE SOUTH COAST THE SCENERY OF THIS DISTRICT MADE A PROFOUND IMPRESSION UPON HENRY AND IS OFTEN REFERRED TO IN HIS EARLY POEMS IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY FIVE HIS UNCLE JOSEPH TOOK HIM AS CABIN BOY IN HIS BRIG THE PLUMSTEAD FOR A TWO YEAR CRUISE IN THE PACIFIC DURING WHICH THEY TOUCHED AT MANY OF THE ISLANDS AND BOYISH AS FAR NORTH AS YOKOHAMA THE BEAUTY OF THE SCENES HE VISITED LIVED IN THE BOY'S MEMORY BUT THE RIGOURS OF SHIP LIFE WERE SO SEVERE THAT IN AFTER YEARS HE LOOKED BACK ON THE VOYAGE WITH HORROR HENRY KENDALL RETURNED TO SYDNEY IN MARCH EIGHTEEN FIFTY SEVEN AND AT ONCE OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN THE CITY AND SET ABOUT MAKING A HOME FOR HIS MOTHER AND SISTERS MISSUS KENDALL GRANDDAUGHTER OF LEONARD MACNALLIE A DUBLIN NOTABLE OF HIS DAY WAS A CLEVER HANDSOME WOMAN WITH A STRONG CONSTITUTION AND A VOLATILE TEMPERAMENT HENRY WAS ALWAYS DEVOTED TO HER AND CONSIDERED THAT FROM HER HE INHERITED WHATEVER TALENT HE POSSESSED
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