A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 19
... feast . Then there were shell - fish and salads , and many other good things . The tables were decor- ated in a manner quite in keeping with the dishes served , with pillars of white banana root - stem , just like alabaster , with a ...
... feast . Then there were shell - fish and salads , and many other good things . The tables were decor- ated in a manner quite in keeping with the dishes served , with pillars of white banana root - stem , just like alabaster , with a ...
Page 23
... feast , and to eat of the meat which had been offered in sacrifice , which at other times they dared not touch without incurring the pen- alty of death . The most horrible feature of this society was , that by its primary law no Areoi ...
... feast , and to eat of the meat which had been offered in sacrifice , which at other times they dared not touch without incurring the pen- alty of death . The most horrible feature of this society was , that by its primary law no Areoi ...
Page 24
... feast- ing , with every delight that heart or flesh could desire . The total extinction of this society was one of the most marked triumphs of Christianity in this group ; and the early missionaries record with thank- ful wonder , that ...
... feast- ing , with every delight that heart or flesh could desire . The total extinction of this society was one of the most marked triumphs of Christianity in this group ; and the early missionaries record with thank- ful wonder , that ...
Page 35
... feast ; in fact I have never seen it in Tahiti , and suppose it must have died out before the su- perior attractions of orange - rum and similar decoc- tions . On the present occasion , cocoa - nuts were the only drink , with the ...
... feast ; in fact I have never seen it in Tahiti , and suppose it must have died out before the su- perior attractions of orange - rum and similar decoc- tions . On the present occasion , cocoa - nuts were the only drink , with the ...
Page 36
... feast this evening was rather dull , being spread along one side of a very long and dimly lighted table . Of course we always require artificial light for dinner , as , in the tropics , the sun sets all the year round at about six o ...
... feast this evening was rather dull , being spread along one side of a very long and dimly lighted table . Of course we always require artificial light for dinner , as , in the tropics , the sun sets all the year round at about six o ...
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