A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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... assembled to welcome the king , and about eleven o'clock reached Punavia , -a 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 ...
... assembled to welcome the king , and about eleven o'clock reached Punavia , -a 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 ...
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... assemble their own friends . The 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 ...
... assemble their own friends . The 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 ...
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... 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 , made from the fibre of bread - fruit bark , and ...
... 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 , made from the fibre of bread - fruit bark , and ...
Page 55
... times the sport lies in some form of netting . A whole company of women assemble , laughing and chattering as only South Sea Islanders can . Perhaps a dozen are told off to carry a great net , which they sink when up to their necks.
... times the sport lies in some form of netting . A whole company of women assemble , laughing and chattering as only South Sea Islanders can . Perhaps a dozen are told off to carry a great net , which they sink when up to their necks.
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... assemble . After breakfast I secured a rapid out- line of the strange beautiful hills , then we had to hurry away , in excellent boats , the property of Tahitians . As we rowed along inside the reef , each turn re- vealed new marvels of ...
... assemble . After breakfast I secured a rapid out- line of the strange beautiful hills , then we had to hurry away , in excellent boats , the property of Tahitians . As we rowed along inside the reef , each turn re- vealed new marvels of ...
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