A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 42
Page 6
... whole great build- ing is beautifully decorated in Tahitian style , with palm - leaves and tree - ferns , and festoons of deep fringe , made of hybiscus fibre , all dyed either yellow or white : there must be miles of this fringe on ...
... whole great build- ing is beautifully decorated in Tahitian style , with palm - leaves and tree - ferns , and festoons of deep fringe , made of hybiscus fibre , all dyed either yellow or white : there must be miles of this fringe on ...
Page 17
... whole place is falling to ruin , and a more miserable sight I have rarely 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 ...
... whole place is falling to ruin , and a more miserable sight I have rarely 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 ...
Page 18
... whole air is perfumed with the fragrant blossoms , and boughs have been gathered to adorn our rooms . Here , though the dining - hall is as fine as in other districts , the sleeping quarters are less in- viting , so Marau offered me a ...
... whole air is perfumed with the fragrant blossoms , and boughs have been gathered to adorn our rooms . Here , though the dining - hall is as fine as in other districts , the sleeping quarters are less in- viting , so Marau offered me a ...
Page 24
... whole energy to counteract the evils in which they had hitherto been prime movers . Such being the associations connected with this most unattractive dance , it certainly is strange to read the regrets , expressed by various travellers ...
... whole energy to counteract the evils in which they had hitherto been prime movers . Such being the associations connected with this most unattractive dance , it certainly is strange to read the regrets , expressed by various travellers ...
Page 28
... back to their burrows . In some spots they clustered in such numbers that the whole bank seemed in motion . Some of these are as large as a good Scotch " parten ; parten ; " but there A PLEASANT DAY . 29 are also a vast number.
... back to their burrows . In some spots they clustered in such numbers that the whole bank seemed in motion . Some of these are as large as a good Scotch " parten ; parten ; " but there A PLEASANT DAY . 29 are also a vast number.
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