A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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... HIMÈNES — A BEAUTIFUL SHORE - MANUFACTURE OF ARROW- ROOT FLOWERS - A DESERTED COTTON PLANTATION - TAHI- TIAN DANCING THE AREOIS VANILLA PLANTATIONS FORT OF TARAVAO , - • - CHAPTER XIV . PAGE 1 THE ROYAL PROGRESS ROUND TAHITI ( continued ) ...
... HIMÈNES — A BEAUTIFUL SHORE - MANUFACTURE OF ARROW- ROOT FLOWERS - A DESERTED COTTON PLANTATION - TAHI- TIAN DANCING THE AREOIS VANILLA PLANTATIONS FORT OF TARAVAO , - • - CHAPTER XIV . PAGE 1 THE ROYAL PROGRESS ROUND TAHITI ( continued ) ...
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... HIMÈNES- - A BEAUTIFUL SHORE - - MANUFACTURE OF ARROW- - FORT OF ROOT FLOWERS - A DESERTED COTTON PLANTATION - TAHITIAN DANCING THE AREOIS VANILLA PLANTATIONS TARAVAO . PAEA , TAHITI , Monday , Oct. 15 , 1877 . DEAREST NELL , -We have ...
... HIMÈNES- - A BEAUTIFUL SHORE - - MANUFACTURE OF ARROW- - FORT OF ROOT FLOWERS - A DESERTED COTTON PLANTATION - TAHITIAN DANCING THE AREOIS VANILLA PLANTATIONS TARAVAO . PAEA , TAHITI , Monday , Oct. 15 , 1877 . DEAREST NELL , -We have ...
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... himènes , which are the national music - most strange and beautiful part - songs . Afterwards dancing was suggested ; but only a few men volunteered to show us the Upa - upa ― i.e . , the old national dance - which is merely an ...
... himènes , which are the national music - most strange and beautiful part - songs . Afterwards dancing was suggested ; but only a few men volunteered to show us the Upa - upa ― i.e . , the old national dance - which is merely an ...
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... 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 in any other country bears the slightest resemblance to these wild exquisite glees ...
... 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 in any other country bears the slightest resemblance to these wild exquisite glees ...
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... himènes have an accom- paniment of measured hand - clapping , by hundreds of those present . It is curious in its way , chiefly as a triumph of perfect time , but I do not think it attractive . The clear mellifluous voices need no ...
... himènes have an accom- paniment of measured hand - clapping , by hundreds of those present . It is curious in its way , chiefly as a triumph of perfect time , but I do not think it attractive . The clear mellifluous voices need no ...
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