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... those of chiefs ' houses are to this day . It also finds favour for personal adorn- ment , trailing garlands of this exquisite green being singularly becoming to a clear brown skin . A LADY'S CRUISE IN A FRENCH MAN - OF - PAGE.
... those of chiefs ' houses are to this day . It also finds favour for personal adorn- ment , trailing garlands of this exquisite green being singularly becoming to a clear brown skin . A LADY'S CRUISE IN A FRENCH MAN - OF - PAGE.
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... green . The houses are roofed with zinc or shingle , and the general effect is that of a new English watering - place . King George's palace is a rather handsome wooden building like a hotel , and is reserved for his guests . The ...
... green . The houses are roofed with zinc or shingle , and the general effect is that of a new English watering - place . King George's palace is a rather handsome wooden building like a hotel , and is reserved for his guests . The ...
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... green hill of Nukualofa are the graves of those early martyrs , shadowed by dark , mournful casuarina trees . Leaving the church , on the little grassy hill , we descended to the dead level , and passed long rows of thatched houses ...
... green hill of Nukualofa are the graves of those early martyrs , shadowed by dark , mournful casuarina trees . Leaving the church , on the little grassy hill , we descended to the dead level , and passed long rows of thatched houses ...
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... green with purple head , and a number of larger ones , green and yellow . Also many small bats skimming about the cocoa- palms , darting to and fro in pursuit of the insects which make their home in the crown of the tree . Towards dusk ...
... green with purple head , and a number of larger ones , green and yellow . Also many small bats skimming about the cocoa- palms , darting to and fro in pursuit of the insects which make their home in the crown of the tree . Towards dusk ...
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... green pigeons and blue kingfishers , startled by our approach . Tall sugar - cane , wild ginger with scarlet blossom , and blue clitoria , with here and there a clump of glossy bananas or quaint papawa , kept up the tropical character ...
... green pigeons and blue kingfishers , startled by our approach . Tall sugar - cane , wild ginger with scarlet blossom , and blue clitoria , with here and there a clump of glossy bananas or quaint papawa , kept up the tropical character ...
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