A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 14
... district much cultivation has impaired the beauty of wild nature . Large tracts of land have been laid out for scientific planting of cotton and coffee ; and after all , the fields have been abandoned , the crops left to run wild , and ...
... district much cultivation has impaired the beauty of wild nature . Large tracts of land have been laid out for scientific planting of cotton and coffee ; and after all , the fields have been abandoned , the crops left to run wild , and ...
Page 18
... districts , the sleeping quarters are less in- viting , so Marau offered me a room in the house assigned to her . Being a native house ( i.e. , not built of wood , as many now are ) , it is rather like living in a bamboo cage ...
... districts , the sleeping quarters are less in- viting , so Marau offered me a room in the house assigned to her . Being a native house ( i.e. , not built of wood , as many now are ) , it is rather like living in a bamboo cage ...
Page 29
... Pueu , where we were welcomed by a very large assemblage , and con- ducted to the cheferie or district hall , really a splendid room , with a beautiful floor : it is like a great ball - room . All the dining - tables.
... Pueu , where we were welcomed by a very large assemblage , and con- ducted to the cheferie or district hall , really a splendid room , with a beautiful floor : it is like a great ball - room . All the dining - tables.
Page 33
... district house , the people had erected very picturesque booths on three sides of a square . The chorus - singers were grouped on the grass in the centre , where were also heaped up the usual ceremonial offerings of fruit and pigs - ap ...
... district house , the people had erected very picturesque booths on three sides of a square . The chorus - singers were grouped on the grass in the centre , where were also heaped up the usual ceremonial offerings of fruit and pigs - ap ...
Page 40
... district house has been divided by temporary screens , charmingly decorated with quaintly knotted palm - leaves and tree - ferns . I share one of these divisions with the queen , the admiral and his son occupy the next , and all the ...
... district house has been divided by temporary screens , charmingly decorated with quaintly knotted palm - leaves and tree - ferns . I share one of these divisions with the queen , the admiral and his son occupy the next , and all the ...
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