A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 3
... feet , with long leaves like gigantic grass , and pendent tassels of delicate pink silk . We halted at various points , where deputations had assembled to welcome the king , and about eleven o'clock reached Punavia , -a lovely spot on ...
... feet , with long leaves like gigantic grass , and pendent tassels of delicate pink silk . We halted at various points , where deputations had assembled to welcome the king , and about eleven o'clock reached Punavia , -a lovely spot on ...
Page 13
... lovely arrowroot fibre is obtained . It is the inner coating of the flower - stalk , which is a hollow stem like that of hemlock , and grows to a height of about four feet . These stalks are soaked in running water till the green.
... lovely arrowroot fibre is obtained . It is the inner coating of the flower - stalk , which is a hollow stem like that of hemlock , and grows to a height of about four feet . These stalks are soaked in running water till the green.
Page 36
... feet in length , and pierced from end to end , only the lowest joint being left intact . Here a spigot was introduced , and the bamboo being filled with water , supplied drink for all the thirsty multitude . As drinking - cups , the ...
... feet in length , and pierced from end to end , only the lowest joint being left intact . Here a spigot was introduced , and the bamboo being filled with water , supplied drink for all the thirsty multitude . As drinking - cups , the ...
Page 38
... then a group of tall palms , or a long avenue of gigantic bananas , their leaves , sometimes twelve feet long , meeting over our heads . Then LUXURIANT VEGETATION . 39 came patches of sugar or Indian 38 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... then a group of tall palms , or a long avenue of gigantic bananas , their leaves , sometimes twelve feet long , meeting over our heads . Then LUXURIANT VEGETATION . 39 came patches of sugar or Indian 38 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 43
... feet . At our feet lay the village , concealed by a sea of waving palms , only their crowns visible , and rippling like running water as the light breeze passed over them . It was a splen- did sketching - point , and I held my ground.
... feet . At our feet lay the village , concealed by a sea of waving palms , only their crowns visible , and rippling like running water as the light breeze passed over them . It was a splen- did sketching - point , and I held my ground.
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