A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 2
... carrying the flag of the district , preceded Ariiaue , now King Pomare V. , who led our proces- sion , in a high dog - cart , accompanied by his brother Tamatoa , and his little nephew Hinoi , son of the late Prince Joinville . Then ...
... carrying the flag of the district , preceded Ariiaue , now King Pomare V. , who led our proces- sion , in a high dog - cart , accompanied by his brother Tamatoa , and his little nephew Hinoi , son of the late Prince Joinville . Then ...
Page 8
... carried the day- or rather the night . I wish it were possible for me to describe Tahitian himènes so as to give you the faintest shadow of an idea of their fascination . But the thing is utterly impossible . Nothing you have ever heard ...
... carried the day- or rather the night . I wish it were possible for me to describe Tahitian himènes so as to give you the faintest shadow of an idea of their fascination . But the thing is utterly impossible . Nothing you have ever heard ...
Page 25
... carried to San Francisco by every opportunity . Imagine the joy of some poor ragged - school child , whose one treat is an orange at Christmas , and whose home is in the slums of any of our horrible cities , could it but wake to find ...
... carried to San Francisco by every opportunity . Imagine the joy of some poor ragged - school child , whose one treat is an orange at Christmas , and whose home is in the slums of any of our horrible cities , could it but wake to find ...
Page 41
... carrying its huge cluster of fruit pendent , beneath its broad leaves , it carries it upright in the centre . The ... carry these down , without injury to the large delicate leaves . We were welcomed by a large family of chiefs , and ...
... carrying its huge cluster of fruit pendent , beneath its broad leaves , it carries it upright in the centre . The ... carry these down , without injury to the large delicate leaves . We were welcomed by a large family of chiefs , and ...
Page 44
... carrying blazing torches of cocoa - palm leaves , about twelve feet long . These turned and preceded us , their numbers receiving continual re- inforcements , some on horseback , some on foot , till they mustered fully a thousand , and ...
... carrying blazing torches of cocoa - palm leaves , about twelve feet long . These turned and preceded us , their numbers receiving continual re- inforcements , some on horseback , some on foot , till they mustered fully a thousand , and ...
Common terms and phrases
admiral Anaa Arawais AREOIS Ariiaue arrival arrowroot assembled bamboo bananas band barrier-reef beautiful bêche-de-mer beneath blossoms boats Brander bread-fruit breakfast bright canoe carried charming chief Christians church cocoa-nut cocoa-palm colour coral course crags dance delicate delight district divers early excellent Fautawa favour feast feet fibre Fiji fish flowers foliage French friends fruit Gilbert Islanders green guava Happily harbour heathen himènes Honolulu hybiscus idols island King Pomare lagoon land leaves lovely luxury mangoes marae Maramma Marau Marquesas Mata Mata miles mission missionaries Moorea morning mountains native neighbours never night offered palm pandanus Papeete party Paumotus plantation pleasant Polynesia pretty Queen reef round sail Samoa Sandwich Isles scarlet seems seen Seignelay shells ship shore sort South Sea stone strange Tahiti Tahitian tattooed Tetiaroa tion Tonga trees valley vanilla vessel village whole wild women yellow