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... canoe , Which stemmed the studded archipelago O'er whose blue bosom rose the starry isles . And sweetly now , those untaught melodies Broke the luxurious silence of the skies , The sweet siesta of a summer day , The tropic afternoon of ...
... canoe , Which stemmed the studded archipelago O'er whose blue bosom rose the starry isles . And sweetly now , those untaught melodies Broke the luxurious silence of the skies , The sweet siesta of a summer day , The tropic afternoon of ...
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... canoes across wide distances of open sea . Tombs of the same character were common to all these groups , and were called marais . They combined the purpose of mausoleums of the chiefs , and of temples where human and other sacrifices ...
... canoes across wide distances of open sea . Tombs of the same character were common to all these groups , and were called marais . They combined the purpose of mausoleums of the chiefs , and of temples where human and other sacrifices ...
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... canoe to officiate on the occasion . She had , however , been compelled to return soon afterwards to her own nurslings , leaving the young mother and her baby in charge of native women . A very slow recovery , accompanied with some ...
... canoe to officiate on the occasion . She had , however , been compelled to return soon afterwards to her own nurslings , leaving the young mother and her baby in charge of native women . A very slow recovery , accompanied with some ...
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... canoe reached the spot where he had stayed so long under water in pursuit of the turtle , he again plunged into the green depths , and there remained . They waited till he had returned to the land , suspecting no danger . Then they ...
... canoe reached the spot where he had stayed so long under water in pursuit of the turtle , he again plunged into the green depths , and there remained . They waited till he had returned to the land , suspecting no danger . Then they ...
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... canoe . Though their colour has darkened , they retain the dialect and the hair of their race . Every one on board has treasures of some sort from Fotuna- especially very beautifully painted native cloth . I think some of the patterns ...
... canoe . Though their colour has darkened , they retain the dialect and the hair of their race . Every one on board has treasures of some sort from Fotuna- especially very beautifully painted native cloth . I think some of the patterns ...
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