A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 49
... boat , in which we rowed out to the reef , always to me one of the most enchanting ploys that can be conceived ; and here it gains an additional charm from an ex- traordinary phenomenon in the tides , which I am told occurs throughout ...
... boat , in which we rowed out to the reef , always to me one of the most enchanting ploys that can be conceived ; and here it gains an additional charm from an ex- traordinary phenomenon in the tides , which I am told occurs throughout ...
Page 52
... boat to float at will in the shallowest possible water , while you peer down into the wonder - world beneath you , where the many - tinted corals , sea - weeds , and zoo- phytes , form wonderful gardens , of which the bril- liant blue ...
... boat to float at will in the shallowest possible water , while you peer down into the wonder - world beneath you , where the many - tinted corals , sea - weeds , and zoo- phytes , form wonderful gardens , of which the bril- liant blue ...
Page 54
... boats take the place of hounds and horses ; and the coral- reef affords as much delight to high and low , as a Scotch deer - forest or heathery moor does to the wealthy few in Britain . Can you not fancy the thrilling excitement of ...
... boats take the place of hounds and horses ; and the coral- reef affords as much delight to high and low , as a Scotch deer - forest or heathery moor does to the wealthy few in Britain . Can you not fancy the thrilling excitement of ...
Page 76
... boats came here to take me on board at 7 A.M. , and soon afterwards the king and queen arrived , escorted by the admiral and many officers of La Magicienne . Mrs Brander and all her family party soon followed . But our wonted gaiety was ...
... boats came here to take me on board at 7 A.M. , and soon afterwards the king and queen arrived , escorted by the admiral and many officers of La Magicienne . Mrs Brander and all her family party soon followed . But our wonted gaiety was ...
Page 77
... boats , the property of Tahitians . As we rowed along inside the reef , each turn re- vealed new marvels of that most lovely coast , which combines the softest beauties of rich foliage with the most weird grandeur of mountain gloom ...
... boats , the property of Tahitians . As we rowed along inside the reef , each turn re- vealed new marvels of that most lovely coast , which combines the softest beauties of rich foliage with the most weird grandeur of mountain gloom ...
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