A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 30
... beautiful shore , and I managed to secure a sketch of the village . As a matter of course there is a large Protestant church , of which all the pop- ulation are members , and a tiny Roman Catholic chapel , without any congregation . An ...
... beautiful shore , and I managed to secure a sketch of the village . As a matter of course there is a large Protestant church , of which all the pop- ulation are members , and a tiny Roman Catholic chapel , without any congregation . An ...
Page 31
... beautiful glens , with great shapely hills on either side , and some lonely peak towering at the head of the dark ravine . We came to one broad river whence the view was so lovely that the ad- miral most kindly decided to let one of the ...
... beautiful glens , with great shapely hills on either side , and some lonely peak towering at the head of the dark ravine . We came to one broad river whence the view was so lovely that the ad- miral most kindly decided to let one of the ...
Page 33
... beautiful as before . IN A NATIVE HOUSE , TEAHAUPOO , Saturday , 20th . Early this morning we were once more en route , and drove to the other side of the peninsula , which is , if possible , even lovelier than what we saw yesterday ...
... beautiful as before . IN A NATIVE HOUSE , TEAHAUPOO , Saturday , 20th . Early this morning we were once more en route , and drove to the other side of the peninsula , which is , if possible , even lovelier than what we saw yesterday ...
Page 38
... beautiful scenery as they rode along the green glades , through the usual successions of glorious foliage ; —groves of magnificent bread - fruit trees , indigenous to those isles ; next a clump of noble mango - trees , recently imported ...
... beautiful scenery as they rode along the green glades , through the usual successions of glorious foliage ; —groves of magnificent bread - fruit trees , indigenous to those isles ; next a clump of noble mango - trees , recently imported ...
Page 47
... beautiful island which we passed on the morning of our arrival in Tahiti , and of which Mrs Brander is the high chiefess . I hear that there is a chance of letters being de- spatched by some vessel , so I may as well close this . Your ...
... beautiful island which we passed on the morning of our arrival in Tahiti , and of which Mrs Brander is the high chiefess . I hear that there is a chance of letters being de- spatched by some vessel , so I may as well close this . Your ...
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