A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 3
... seen from Fautawa valley ) . Of course I had not failed to bring my large sketching - blocks ; and , thanks to the kindness of Mr Green , I had been able to replace my mildewed paper by a store of French paper , sold by the Gov- ernment ...
... seen from Fautawa valley ) . Of course I had not failed to bring my large sketching - blocks ; and , thanks to the kindness of Mr Green , I had been able to replace my mildewed paper by a store of French paper , sold by the Gov- ernment ...
Page 17
... seen . A certain number of the Chinamen still remain- they , of course , can always contrive to pick up a living somehow - but the bulk of the large village of wooden houses , once tenanted by master and men , now stands empty , the ...
... seen . A certain number of the Chinamen still remain- they , of course , can always contrive to pick up a living somehow - but the bulk of the large village of wooden houses , once tenanted by master and men , now stands empty , the ...
Page 24
... to read the regrets , expressed by various travellers , that the missionaries should have seen fit to dis- courage it , as if in so doing they had deprived the TRUE WINDFALLS . 25 people of some delightful pleasure . 24 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... to read the regrets , expressed by various travellers , that the missionaries should have seen fit to dis- courage it , as if in so doing they had deprived the TRUE WINDFALLS . 25 people of some delightful pleasure . 24 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 32
... seen any sort of game played . The admiral , ac- cording to his custom , inspected the schools , and pronounced a verdict not altogether encouraging on the work of a young priest , who was setting the children to such useful tasks as ...
... seen any sort of game played . The admiral , ac- cording to his custom , inspected the schools , and pronounced a verdict not altogether encouraging on the work of a young priest , who was setting the children to such useful tasks as ...
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... seen it in Tahiti , and suppose it must have died out before the su- perior attractions of orange - rum and similar decoc- tions . On the present occasion , cocoa - nuts were the only drink , with the exception of pure water . As ...
... seen it in Tahiti , and suppose it must have died out before the su- perior attractions of orange - rum and similar decoc- tions . On the present occasion , cocoa - nuts were the only drink , with the exception of pure water . As ...
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