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... Island . Her account of her adventures here , though the journey was hurried , is excellent , and has nearly all the merits which give their peculiar charm and interest to the letters from Fiji . " - Athenæum . " As the picturesque ...
... Island . Her account of her adventures here , though the journey was hurried , is excellent , and has nearly all the merits which give their peculiar charm and interest to the letters from Fiji . " - Athenæum . " As the picturesque ...
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... islands . Not less will they appreciate the accounts given of the Fijian customs , and of the re- markable evidences of the native taste and skill displayed in the graceful and artistic mékés or descriptive dances , and their pottery ...
... islands . Not less will they appreciate the accounts given of the Fijian customs , and of the re- markable evidences of the native taste and skill displayed in the graceful and artistic mékés or descriptive dances , and their pottery ...
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... island and the genial soil , The friendly hearts , the feasts without a toil , The courteous manners , but from nature caught , The wealth unhoarded , and the love unbought . The soil where every cottage showed a home , The sea - spread ...
... island and the genial soil , The friendly hearts , the feasts without a toil , The courteous manners , but from nature caught , The wealth unhoarded , and the love unbought . The soil where every cottage showed a home , The sea - spread ...
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... island lying to the east of Samoa , thus securing possession of every good harbour and coaling - station lying between New Zealand and the coast of South America ; and also , diverting all the trade of these isles , from Britain's ...
... island lying to the east of Samoa , thus securing possession of every good harbour and coaling - station lying between New Zealand and the coast of South America ; and also , diverting all the trade of these isles , from Britain's ...
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... island woods , inlaid with whales ' - tooth ivory and mother - of - pearl . All the decorations in this church are in excellent taste , and bespeak most loving care . Here , as at Maofanga , comfort is sacrificed to appearance by the ...
... island woods , inlaid with whales ' - tooth ivory and mother - of - pearl . All the decorations in this church are in excellent taste , and bespeak most loving care . Here , as at Maofanga , comfort is sacrificed to appearance by the ...
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