A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 2
... lovely little sister Manihinihi , and Moe's child , Terii - Mae - Vaetua , who is next in the succession . Sundry and divers vehicles followed , containing about twenty French officers , Mr Barff as interpreter , and Joseph Miller . The ...
... lovely little sister Manihinihi , and Moe's child , Terii - Mae - Vaetua , who is next in the succession . Sundry and divers vehicles followed , containing about twenty French officers , Mr Barff as interpreter , and Joseph Miller . The ...
Page 3
... lovely spot on the sea - shore , at the mouth of a beautiful valley , above which towers Le Diadème ( that same crown- shaped mountain which I told you is so grand as seen from Fautawa valley ) . Of course I had not failed to bring my ...
... lovely spot on the sea - shore , at the mouth of a beautiful valley , above which towers Le Diadème ( that same crown- shaped mountain which I told you is so grand as seen from Fautawa valley ) . Of course I had not failed to bring my ...
Page 5
... lovely drive along the shore brought us to Paea . This is a charmingly situated hamlet of clean , comfortable houses , only divided from the white coral - sand by a belt of green turf and fine old iron- wood trees . Here our night ...
... lovely drive along the shore brought us to Paea . This is a charmingly situated hamlet of clean , comfortable houses , only divided from the white coral - sand by a belt of green turf and fine old iron- wood trees . Here our night ...
Page 8
... lovely plumes , and all the pretty arrowroot and bamboo flowers . Then we adjourned to the grassy shore , and watched the clear full moon rise from the calm sea , while the glee - singers sang their soft beautiful choruses . A few men ...
... lovely plumes , and all the pretty arrowroot and bamboo flowers . Then we adjourned to the grassy shore , and watched the clear full moon rise from the calm sea , while the glee - singers sang their soft beautiful choruses . A few men ...
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... lovely ; and the clear sunlight playing on the golden green of the mountain - summits , tells that even there , the same wealth of all things beautiful abounds . This was the panorama that rose on our left hand as we drove along the ...
... lovely ; and the clear sunlight playing on the golden green of the mountain - summits , tells that even there , the same wealth of all things beautiful abounds . This was the panorama that rose on our left hand as we drove along the ...
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