A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 15
... offered to all comers in his own splendid country - house ; -these , with his genial friendliness and good - fellowship , naturally made him the most popular man in Tahiti , and one whose praises have been sung by all travellers . To ...
... offered to all comers in his own splendid country - house ; -these , with his genial friendliness and good - fellowship , naturally made him the most popular man in Tahiti , and one whose praises have been sung by all travellers . To ...
Page 18
... offered me a room in the house assigned to her . Being a native house ( i.e. , not built of wood , as many now are ) , it is rather like living in a bamboo cage , exceedingly airy and transparent ; but it is lined with temporary cur ...
... offered me a room in the house assigned to her . Being a native house ( i.e. , not built of wood , as many now are ) , it is rather like living in a bamboo cage , exceedingly airy and transparent ; but it is lined with temporary cur ...
Page 22
... offered to the gods ; and for so long as they chose to remain in one place , they were the honoured guests of the chief , and had to be provided for by the villagers , whom they entertained by acting pantomimes and reciting legends of ...
... offered to the gods ; and for so long as they chose to remain in one place , they were the honoured guests of the chief , and had to be provided for by the villagers , whom they entertained by acting pantomimes and reciting legends of ...
Page 23
... offered in sacrifice , which at other times they dared not touch without incurring the pen- alty of death . The most horrible feature of this society was , that by its primary law no Areoi was allowed to rear his offspring . Celibacy ...
... offered in sacrifice , which at other times they dared not touch without incurring the pen- alty of death . The most horrible feature of this society was , that by its primary law no Areoi was allowed to rear his offspring . Celibacy ...
Page 37
... offered me quarters in the large native house awarded to her and Ariiaue . It con- sisted of one large room without divisions , contain- ing several good beds , with the usual pretty bright quilts and mosquito - nets . We curtained off ...
... offered me quarters in the large native house awarded to her and Ariiaue . It con- sisted of one large room without divisions , contain- ing several good beds , with the usual pretty bright quilts and mosquito - nets . We curtained off ...
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