A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 72
... church is empty . Tamatoa himself , and the queen's two sisters , Titaua Brander and Moetia Attwater , are among the sufferers . Mrs Miller and her grown- up sons , Mme . Fayzeau and her children , and all Mrs Green's children , are ...
... church is empty . Tamatoa himself , and the queen's two sisters , Titaua Brander and Moetia Attwater , are among the sufferers . Mrs Miller and her grown- up sons , Mme . Fayzeau and her children , and all Mrs Green's children , are ...
Page 75
... church . As I find , from long experi- ence , that attending service in an unknown tongue tends to produce habits of the strictest inattention , I thought I might as well stay at home and have a talk with you . We returned from Moorea ...
... church . As I find , from long experi- ence , that attending service in an unknown tongue tends to produce habits of the strictest inattention , I thought I might as well stay at home and have a talk with you . We returned from Moorea ...
Page 81
... least externally ) , the coffin was carried to the church by French sailors ; and they and their officers were the only persons present , besides the imme- VOL . II . F diate relations , at a sort of preliminary service held.
... least externally ) , the coffin was carried to the church by French sailors ; and they and their officers were the only persons present , besides the imme- VOL . II . F diate relations , at a sort of preliminary service held.
Page 83
... church occupies the site where formerly human sacrifices were offered to the cruel gods . At a distance of about two miles from this village there is a brackish lake - Lake Temae - about a mile in length . It contains good fish , and ...
... church occupies the site where formerly human sacrifices were offered to the cruel gods . At a distance of about two miles from this village there is a brackish lake - Lake Temae - about a mile in length . It contains good fish , and ...
Page 98
... church in every district where they had built one for their congregational worship . The unhappy queen , terrified lest the arrogant Du Petit Thouars should commence bombarding her helpless capital , yet utterly incapable of com- plying ...
... church in every district where they had built one for their congregational worship . The unhappy queen , terrified lest the arrogant Du Petit Thouars should commence bombarding her helpless capital , yet utterly incapable of com- plying ...
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