A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 1
... pretty well tired out . Still I must begin a journal letter to - night , as we start again at daybreak , and I am sure you will wish for a detailed account of our trip . This morning at 8 A.M. we started on the grand tour de l'île . All ...
... pretty well tired out . Still I must begin a journal letter to - night , as we start again at daybreak , and I am sure you will wish for a detailed account of our trip . This morning at 8 A.M. we started on the grand tour de l'île . All ...
Page 8
... 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 and one or two women began ...
... 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 and one or two women began ...
Page 10
... a great charm in this pretty liquid language , and in the gentle affec- tionate manner of the people , who seem to be over- flowing with genial kindliness . EXQUISITE FOLIAGE . 11 As usual , our path lay 10 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... a great charm in this pretty liquid language , and in the gentle affec- tionate manner of the people , who seem to be over- flowing with genial kindliness . EXQUISITE FOLIAGE . 11 As usual , our path lay 10 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 13
... pretty . Many relations of the family had also assembled to greet their royal kinsfolk . Very quaint handsome tiputas were presented to the king and the admiral . These are ceremonial gar- ments , reaching from the neck to the knee ...
... pretty . Many relations of the family had also assembled to greet their royal kinsfolk . Very quaint handsome tiputas were presented to the king and the admiral . These are ceremonial gar- ments , reaching from the neck to the knee ...
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... pretty ornaments for hair , dress , and fans . Bamboo is prepared in much the same man- ner , but is a harsher material to work , and much less ornamental . The house at Papara , and the large breakfast- room , were most tastefully ...
... pretty ornaments for hair , dress , and fans . Bamboo is prepared in much the same man- ner , but is a harsher material to work , and much less ornamental . The house at Papara , and the large breakfast- room , were most tastefully ...
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