A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 6
... fibre , all dyed either yellow or white : there must be miles of this fringe on that house . Yellow is happily admitted in Court mourn- ing ; so the majority of the people have either a yellow neck - tie , or some yellow flowers in ...
... fibre , all dyed either yellow or white : there must be miles of this fringe on that house . Yellow is happily admitted in Court mourn- ing ; so the majority of the people have either a yellow neck - tie , or some yellow flowers in ...
Page 7
... fibre , or bamboo fibre , which are used in making wreaths and hats ; and from some there floated a silvery plume of the lightest silky film , like fairy ribbons . This is the snowy reva - reva , extracted from the interior of young ...
... fibre , or bamboo fibre , which are used in making wreaths and hats ; and from some there floated a silvery plume of the lightest silky film , like fairy ribbons . This is the snowy reva - reva , extracted from the interior of young ...
Page 13
... fibre of bread - fruit bark , and covered with flowers and twists of the glossy arrowroot fibre , each stitched on separately . To the queen , the admiral , and myself , were presented most lovely crowns of the same silvery arrowroot ...
... fibre of bread - fruit bark , and covered with flowers and twists of the glossy arrowroot fibre , each stitched on separately . To the queen , the admiral , and myself , were presented most lovely crowns of the same silvery arrowroot ...
Page 29
... fibre . Himènes , of course , -and then , while the band entertained the people , we , the unquiet spirits , wandered down to explore the shore , which is over- shadowed by large trees , beneath which we found various kinds of large ...
... fibre . Himènes , of course , -and then , while the band entertained the people , we , the unquiet spirits , wandered down to explore the shore , which is over- shadowed by large trees , beneath which we found various kinds of large ...
Page 38
... fibre dyed black , which looked very sombre . Immediately after breakfast we started for Ma- haena , preceded by a party of six or eight pictur- esque lancers , who had formed part of old Queen Pomare's body - guard . They added a ...
... fibre dyed black , which looked very sombre . Immediately after breakfast we started for Ma- haena , preceded by a party of six or eight pictur- esque lancers , who had formed part of old Queen Pomare's body - guard . They added a ...
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