A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 17
Page 79
... assembled , each with a piece of yellow native cloth thrown over their black dresses like a shawl , to sym- bolise joy in sorrow . They formed an immense proces- 1 Asplenium nidus . sion , headed by Mrs Brander as high chiefess .
... assembled , each with a piece of yellow native cloth thrown over their black dresses like a shawl , to sym- bolise joy in sorrow . They formed an immense proces- 1 Asplenium nidus . sion , headed by Mrs Brander as high chiefess .
Page 121
... assembled under the trees , on the beautiful shore . Many carried spears and war - clubs , whaling - spades or shark - spears . Some had the head shaven all over ; some in zones and belts , vertical or horizontal ; some on one side ...
... assembled under the trees , on the beautiful shore . Many carried spears and war - clubs , whaling - spades or shark - spears . Some had the head shaven all over ; some in zones and belts , vertical or horizontal ; some on one side ...
Page 125
... assembled to meet Mr Coan and his friends . The party consisted of the Rev. S. Kauwealoha , the Rev. J. Kekela , the Rev. A. Kaukau , the Rev. T. W. Kaiwi , the Rev. Z. Hapuku , and Mr T. W. Laioha . The names are characteristic . So is ...
... assembled to meet Mr Coan and his friends . The party consisted of the Rev. S. Kauwealoha , the Rev. J. Kekela , the Rev. A. Kaukau , the Rev. T. W. Kaiwi , the Rev. Z. Hapuku , and Mr T. W. Laioha . The names are characteristic . So is ...
Page 155
... assembled , with a few other friends , including M. Puèch , commanding Le Limier , a French man - of - war . He at once set his sailors to catch fish for our picnic ; and after a preliminary luncheon , we all scattered , to bathe , or ...
... assembled , with a few other friends , including M. Puèch , commanding Le Limier , a French man - of - war . He at once set his sailors to catch fish for our picnic ; and after a preliminary luncheon , we all scattered , to bathe , or ...
Page 164
... assembled to wit- 1 I do not by this mean to suggest any trace of a common origin , merely founded on ancestor - worship , which prevailed in almost all countries , and which in the Pacific is to this day practised by the Papuan races ...
... assembled to wit- 1 I do not by this mean to suggest any trace of a common origin , merely founded on ancestor - worship , which prevailed in almost all countries , and which in the Pacific is to this day practised by the Papuan races ...
Common terms and phrases
admiral Anaa Arawais AREOIS Ariiaue arrival arrowroot assembled bamboo bananas band barrier-reef beautiful bêche-de-mer beneath blossoms boats Brander bread-fruit breakfast bright canoe carried charming chief Christians church cocoa-nut cocoa-palm colour coral course crags dance delicate delight district divers early excellent Fautawa favour feast feet fibre Fiji fish flowers foliage French friends fruit Gilbert Islanders green guava Happily harbour heathen himènes Honolulu hybiscus idols island King Pomare lagoon land leaves lovely luxury mangoes marae Maramma Marau Marquesas Mata Mata miles mission missionaries Moorea morning mountains native neighbours never night offered palm pandanus Papeete party Paumotus plantation pleasant Polynesia pretty Queen reef round sail Samoa Sandwich Isles scarlet seems seen Seignelay shells ship shore sort South Sea stone strange Tahiti Tahitian tattooed Tetiaroa tion Tonga trees valley vanilla vessel village whole wild women yellow