A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 2
... 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- trees , lemons , guavas , citrons , papawas , vanilla , coffee , sugar cane ...
... 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- trees , lemons , guavas , citrons , papawas , vanilla , coffee , sugar cane ...
Page 12
... lagoon , reflecting , as in a mirror , the grand masses of white cloud , and bounded by the long line of breakers , flashing as they dashed on the barrier - reef . Be- yond these lay outspread the vast Pacific , its deep purple flecked ...
... lagoon , reflecting , as in a mirror , the grand masses of white cloud , and bounded by the long line of breakers , flashing as they dashed on the barrier - reef . Be- yond these lay outspread the vast Pacific , its deep purple flecked ...
Page 55
... lagoon just inside the reef all illuminated by these flashing lights , which tell where the canoes are gliding , and just reveal the statuesque figures at the prow , with uplifted torch and spear all ready poised : grand studies in ...
... lagoon just inside the reef all illuminated by these flashing lights , which tell where the canoes are gliding , and just reveal the statuesque figures at the prow , with uplifted torch and spear all ready poised : grand studies in ...
Page 63
... lagoon shark is not a pleasant fellow - swimmer , though it rarely exceeds six feet in length . It ventures into very shallow water , but makes its home in caves in the coral , in company with its kinsman . In all these isles it is ...
... lagoon shark is not a pleasant fellow - swimmer , though it rarely exceeds six feet in length . It ventures into very shallow water , but makes its home in caves in the coral , in company with its kinsman . In all these isles it is ...
Page 128
... lagoon which occupies the centre ; and some are perfect rings , having no visible connection whatever with the ocean ... lagoons as these are generally encircled by a belt of swamp , which can only be crossed by laying down pathways of ...
... lagoon which occupies the centre ; and some are perfect rings , having no visible connection whatever with the ocean ... lagoons as these are generally encircled by a belt of swamp , which can only be crossed by laying down pathways of ...
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