A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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... FIJI , ' ' FROM THE HEBRIDES TO THE HIMALAYAS , ' ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES VOL . II . WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MDCCCLXXXII All Rights reserved CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME . CHAPTER XIII . THE.
... FIJI , ' ' FROM THE HEBRIDES TO THE HIMALAYAS , ' ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES VOL . II . WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MDCCCLXXXII All Rights reserved CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME . CHAPTER XIII . THE.
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... Fijian mildew , it proved an unspeakable prize . M. Fayzeau , himself a grace- ful artist , helped me quickly to select the very best spot for a sketch , from near a ruined French fort on the shore . Two small forts further up the val ...
... Fijian mildew , it proved an unspeakable prize . M. Fayzeau , himself a grace- ful artist , helped me quickly to select the very best spot for a sketch , from near a ruined French fort on the shore . Two small forts further up the val ...
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... Fiji , which the Wesleyan Mission have so wisely encouraged the people to retain , even at their school and church festivals . This afternoon was clear and bright , and the drive to the isthmus and then up the ridge was very beautiful ...
... Fiji , which the Wesleyan Mission have so wisely encouraged the people to retain , even at their school and church festivals . This afternoon was clear and bright , and the drive to the isthmus and then up the ridge was very beautiful ...
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... Fijian reef are here reproduced on a magnified scale the mysterious zoophytes are larger , their colours more intense ... Fiji , with fifteen arms covered with very sharp grey and orange spines like those of an echinus , and an underside ...
... Fijian reef are here reproduced on a magnified scale the mysterious zoophytes are larger , their colours more intense ... Fiji , with fifteen arms covered with very sharp grey and orange spines like those of an echinus , and an underside ...
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... Fiji , where an imitation of a rat is made of cowrie - shells . I do not know whether the Tahitians have a similar legend of the enmity between the rat and the cut- tle - fish . Here the cowrie - shells are cut into pieces , and ...
... Fiji , where an imitation of a rat is made of cowrie - shells . I do not know whether the Tahitians have a similar legend of the enmity between the rat and the cut- tle - fish . Here the cowrie - shells are cut into pieces , and ...
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