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... round in a great circle , bearing large torches made of dried palm - leaves . Six of the principal men then walked several times round and round the place of burial , in sunwise procession , waving the blazing torches on high ; finally ...
... round in a great circle , bearing large torches made of dried palm - leaves . Six of the principal men then walked several times round and round the place of burial , in sunwise procession , waving the blazing torches on high ; finally ...
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... round the door , making the hot room still hotter . I am much struck by the fact that these proud Tongans make use of no titles . The Fijians always prefix the word Andi - i.e . , Lady - to the name of a woman of rank ; but here the ...
... round the door , making the hot room still hotter . I am much struck by the fact that these proud Tongans make use of no titles . The Fijians always prefix the word Andi - i.e . , Lady - to the name of a woman of rank ; but here the ...
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... round , quite at their ease , no officers being present , while he gave them a very nice win- ning little talk , ending with a few words of prayer . There was no regular service . There is always a tiny form of morning and evening ...
... round , quite at their ease , no officers being present , while he gave them a very nice win- ning little talk , ending with a few words of prayer . There was no regular service . There is always a tiny form of morning and evening ...
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... round the coast there are cyclopean platforms , from 200 to 300 feet in length , and about 30 feet high , all built of hewn stones 5 or 6 feet long , and accurately fitted , without cement . And above hese , on the headlands , are ...
... round the coast there are cyclopean platforms , from 200 to 300 feet in length , and about 30 feet high , all built of hewn stones 5 or 6 feet long , and accurately fitted , without cement . And above hese , on the headlands , are ...
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... round . Some of these crowns are 66 inches in diameter and 52 in height . The only place on the island where this red lava is found , is the crater of Terano Hau , which is fully eight miles from Otouli ; and how these ponderous crowns ...
... round . Some of these crowns are 66 inches in diameter and 52 in height . The only place on the island where this red lava is found , is the crater of Terano Hau , which is fully eight miles from Otouli ; and how these ponderous crowns ...
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