A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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... yellow or white : there must be miles of this fringe on that house . Yellow is happily admitted in Court mourn- ing ; so the majority of the people have either a yellow neck - tie , or some yellow flowers in their hats -a symptom of ...
... yellow or white : there must be miles of this fringe on that house . Yellow is happily admitted in Court mourn- ing ; so the majority of the people have either a yellow neck - tie , or some yellow flowers in their hats -a symptom of ...
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... yellow , till the eye is fain to rest on the sombre hair - like foliage of the iron - wood trees , which grow on the very brink of the sea , their long tresses literally drooping to the water . We passed through plantations of coffee ...
... yellow , till the eye is fain to rest on the sombre hair - like foliage of the iron - wood trees , which grow on the very brink of the sea , their long tresses literally drooping to the water . We passed through plantations of coffee ...
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... yellow blossoms , and charming hats of white bamboo fibre , manufactured by the ladies and their attendants . I may as well tell you how the lovely arrowroot fibre is obtained . It is the inner coating of the flower - stalk , which is a ...
... yellow blossoms , and charming hats of white bamboo fibre , manufactured by the ladies and their attendants . I may as well tell you how the lovely arrowroot fibre is obtained . It is the inner coating of the flower - stalk , which is a ...
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... yellow banana - leaves , plaited to form a sort of fringe . Wild melodious himènes were sung all the time of the feast , and afterwards the band played operatic airs till 3 o'clock , when we once more started on our journey . In this ...
... yellow banana - leaves , plaited to form a sort of fringe . Wild melodious himènes were sung all the time of the feast , and afterwards the band played operatic airs till 3 o'clock , when we once more started on our journey . In this ...
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Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. THE STORY OF A FAILURE . 15 its yellow blossom with claret - coloured heart closely resembling the lemon - coloured hybiscus , while its bursting pods offer their soft white fluff to all comers . But a ...
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. THE STORY OF A FAILURE . 15 its yellow blossom with claret - coloured heart closely resembling the lemon - coloured hybiscus , while its bursting pods offer their soft white fluff to all comers . But a ...
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