A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 46
... took me on board the Seignelay to see my old friends and my old quarters . They welcomed me back most heartily , and seemed really glad that I had seen the isle to and sad . FURTHER PREPARATIONS . 47 such advantage - 46 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... took me on board the Seignelay to see my old friends and my old quarters . They welcomed me back most heartily , and seemed really glad that I had seen the isle to and sad . FURTHER PREPARATIONS . 47 such advantage - 46 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 48
... seen from this point , is truly lovely , and the effect of a coral - reef , as you look down on it from a height , is always fascinating . Every conceivable tint seems to play IMMUTABLE TIDES . 49 beneath the surface - browns and.
... seen from this point , is truly lovely , and the effect of a coral - reef , as you look down on it from a height , is always fascinating . Every conceivable tint seems to play IMMUTABLE TIDES . 49 beneath the surface - browns and.
Page 51
... seen . It seems to me that all the marvels of the Fijian reef are here reproduced on a magnified scale the mysterious zoophytes are larger , their colours more intense , the forms of the fish more varied and eccentric , and their scaly ...
... seen . It seems to me that all the marvels of the Fijian reef are here reproduced on a magnified scale the mysterious zoophytes are larger , their colours more intense , the forms of the fish more varied and eccentric , and their scaly ...
Page 55
... seen the shallow lagoon just inside the reef all illuminated by these flashing lights , which tell where the canoes are gliding , and just reveal the statuesque figures at the prow , with uplifted torch and spear all ready poised ...
... seen the shallow lagoon just inside the reef all illuminated by these flashing lights , which tell where the canoes are gliding , and just reveal the statuesque figures at the prow , with uplifted torch and spear all ready poised ...
Page 67
... seen a centipede - not one , but many , which were lying quietly hidden beneath a mass of decay- ing fronds of the cocoa - palm . We put one in a bottle ; but though a large specimen for the Pacific , it is barely six inches in length ...
... seen a centipede - not one , but many , which were lying quietly hidden beneath a mass of decay- ing fronds of the cocoa - palm . We put one in a bottle ; but though a large specimen for the Pacific , it is barely six inches in length ...
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