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... as of course I eat oysters raw - we might almost say alive . To this I can answer nothing , well remembering the savage delight with which we have often knocked UNGRACEFUL DANCES . 5 our own oysters off rocks and 4 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... as of course I eat oysters raw - we might almost say alive . To this I can answer nothing , well remembering the savage delight with which we have often knocked UNGRACEFUL DANCES . 5 our own oysters off rocks and 4 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 5
... delighted the people ; and it continued to play till four o'clock , when our procession again formed , and another lovely drive along the shore brought us to Paea . This is a charmingly situated hamlet of clean , comfortable houses ...
... delighted the people ; and it continued to play till four o'clock , when our procession again formed , and another lovely drive along the shore brought us to Paea . This is a charmingly situated hamlet of clean , comfortable houses ...
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... delight . No painter's brush could produce such infinite shades of green as are here multiplied , from the delicate tender hues of the silky young banana - leaves , ranging through every description of dark - green and bright - green ...
... delight . No painter's brush could produce such infinite shades of green as are here multiplied , from the delicate tender hues of the silky young banana - leaves , ranging through every description of dark - green and bright - green ...
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... delightful bathing - place , where the Anapu , a clear delicious river , flows into the sea . The two pretty girls , Manihinihi and Vaetua , of course bore us company , as also the queen's hand- maid , who was laden with pareos and ...
... delightful bathing - place , where the Anapu , a clear delicious river , flows into the sea . The two pretty girls , Manihinihi and Vaetua , of course bore us company , as also the queen's hand- maid , who was laden with pareos and ...
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... delight that heart or flesh could desire . The total extinction of this society was one of the most marked triumphs ... delightful pleasure . 24 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... delight that heart or flesh could desire . The total extinction of this society was one of the most marked triumphs ... delightful pleasure . 24 A LADY'S CRUISE .
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