A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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... CORAL REEF- SPEARING FISH - NETTING - CATCHING SHARKS - A ROYAL MAUSOLEUM - SUPERSTITIONS OF EAST AND WEST - CENTI- PEDES -INTOXICATING DRINKS - INFLUENZA MRS SIMPSON , DEATH OF 48 CHAPTER XVI . THE ROYAL PROGRESS ROUND MOOREA - THE ...
... CORAL REEF- SPEARING FISH - NETTING - CATCHING SHARKS - A ROYAL MAUSOLEUM - SUPERSTITIONS OF EAST AND WEST - CENTI- PEDES -INTOXICATING DRINKS - INFLUENZA MRS SIMPSON , DEATH OF 48 CHAPTER XVI . THE ROYAL PROGRESS ROUND MOOREA - THE ...
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... coral - reef , about a mile from the shore , where our road skirted the calm lagoon , so blue and peaceful and still . We drove through districts which seemed like one vast orchard of mango , bread - fruit , banana , faes , large orange ...
... coral - reef , about a mile from the shore , where our road skirted the calm lagoon , so blue and peaceful and still . We drove through districts which seemed like one vast orchard of mango , bread - fruit , banana , faes , large orange ...
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... coral - sand by a belt of green turf and fine old iron- wood trees . Here our night quarters were assigned to us ; and certainly we are in clover . I am now sitting in " my own room " -one of four good bed- rooms , opening off a large ...
... coral - sand by a belt of green turf and fine old iron- wood trees . Here our night quarters were assigned to us ; and certainly we are in clover . I am now sitting in " my own room " -one of four good bed- rooms , opening off a large ...
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... CORAL - REEF - SPEAR- ING FISH - NETTING - CATCHING SHARKS - A ROYAL MAUSO- LEUM SUPERSTITIONS OF EAST AND WEST CENTIPEDES- INTOXICATING DRINKS - INFLUENZA - DEATH OF MRS SIMPSON . — Chez THE REV . JAMES GREEN , Oct. 27th . I HAVE had a ...
... CORAL - REEF - SPEAR- ING FISH - NETTING - CATCHING SHARKS - A ROYAL MAUSO- LEUM SUPERSTITIONS OF EAST AND WEST CENTIPEDES- INTOXICATING DRINKS - INFLUENZA - DEATH OF MRS SIMPSON . — Chez THE REV . JAMES GREEN , Oct. 27th . I HAVE had a ...
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... coral branches . I was much struck by the immense size of some sea anemones , as large as a wash - hand basin ... corals , sea - weeds , and zoo- phytes , form wonderful gardens , of which the bril- liant blue star - fish , and strangely ...
... coral branches . I was much struck by the immense size of some sea anemones , as large as a wash - hand basin ... corals , sea - weeds , and zoo- phytes , form wonderful gardens , of which the bril- liant blue star - fish , and strangely ...
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