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... sometimes rises , and which is incrusted with sulphur . Apparently the warmth of the soil agrees with all vegetation ; for the isle is ex- ceedingly fertile , and the cocoa - nuts are the wonder and envy of all beholders . I confess I ...
... sometimes rises , and which is incrusted with sulphur . Apparently the warmth of the soil agrees with all vegetation ; for the isle is ex- ceedingly fertile , and the cocoa - nuts are the wonder and envy of all beholders . I confess I ...
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... sometimes soar- ing to classical music . The others lay round him listening in rapt delight . The air is fragrant with the breath of many blossoms , and in- deed all the afternoon we have had delicious whiffs of true " spicy breezes ...
... sometimes soar- ing to classical music . The others lay round him listening in rapt delight . The air is fragrant with the breath of many blossoms , and in- deed all the afternoon we have had delicious whiffs of true " spicy breezes ...
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... sometimes plaited into a multitude of the finest braids , and all attached to a carved handle about a foot in length . With this , when not engaged in speechifying , he disperses the flies which presume to annoy his chief . But while ...
... sometimes plaited into a multitude of the finest braids , and all attached to a carved handle about a foot in length . With this , when not engaged in speechifying , he disperses the flies which presume to annoy his chief . But while ...
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... sometimes even of one who is no blood relation , but is adopted for some political reason . These head men are the Faipule , who act as local magistrates in each village , the affairs of which they dis- cuss in solemn conclave . They ...
... sometimes even of one who is no blood relation , but is adopted for some political reason . These head men are the Faipule , who act as local magistrates in each village , the affairs of which they dis- cuss in solemn conclave . They ...
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... sometimes seen in a chief's house have in- variably been imported from Fiji , and are prized accordingly . The roof itself is one of the most precious possessions of the isles . Ponderous as it appears , it can be divided into four ...
... sometimes seen in a chief's house have in- variably been imported from Fiji , and are prized accordingly . The roof itself is one of the most precious possessions of the isles . Ponderous as it appears , it can be divided into four ...
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