A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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... VALLEY- OF PALM SALADS , SCREW - PINES , AND BREAD - FRUIT — PACK- ING MANGO - STONES RETURN OF GILBERT ISLANDERS- DEPARTURE OF THE SEIGNELAY , 264 CHAPTER XXV . HURRICANE AT THE PAUMOTUS - MAHENA PLANTATION - WATCHING FOR VESSELS ...
... VALLEY- OF PALM SALADS , SCREW - PINES , AND BREAD - FRUIT — PACK- ING MANGO - STONES RETURN OF GILBERT ISLANDERS- DEPARTURE OF THE SEIGNELAY , 264 CHAPTER XXV . HURRICANE AT THE PAUMOTUS - MAHENA PLANTATION - WATCHING FOR VESSELS ...
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... valley , above which towers Le Diadème ( that same crown- shaped mountain which I told you is so grand as seen from Fautawa valley ) . Of course I had not failed to bring my large sketching - blocks ; and , thanks to the kindness of Mr ...
... valley , above which towers Le Diadème ( that same crown- shaped mountain which I told you is so grand as seen from Fautawa valley ) . Of course I had not failed to bring my large sketching - blocks ; and , thanks to the kindness of Mr ...
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... valleys , down which pour crystal streams , so numerous that the sparkling air seems to re - echo the musical voice of many waters . Every weird fantastic rock - pinnacle is draped by clinging vines , infinite in their variety , and all ...
... valleys , down which pour crystal streams , so numerous that the sparkling air seems to re - echo the musical voice of many waters . Every weird fantastic rock - pinnacle is draped by clinging vines , infinite in their variety , and all ...
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... Brander on my return from a lovely early ride with Narii , up the Fautawa valley ; Mrs Simpson was unable to appear , and afterwards a messenger came to tell Mr Green that she was very ill . In the night I was wakened by a man with a.
... Brander on my return from a lovely early ride with Narii , up the Fautawa valley ; Mrs Simpson was unable to appear , and afterwards a messenger came to tell Mr Green that she was very ill . In the night I was wakened by a man with a.
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... valleys of bread - fruit - the himènes that I shall never hear again ! And every one agrees in telling me that the Hawaiian Isles are not to compare with these in beauty , -that the hills are comparatively shapeless , the foliage poor ...
... valleys of bread - fruit - the himènes that I shall never hear again ! And every one agrees in telling me that the Hawaiian Isles are not to compare with these in beauty , -that the hills are comparatively shapeless , the foliage poor ...
Common terms and phrases
admiral Anaa Arawais AREOIS Ariiaue arrival arrowroot assembled bamboo bananas band barrier-reef beautiful bêche-de-mer beneath blossoms boats Brander bread-fruit breakfast bright canoe carried charming chief Christians church cocoa-nut cocoa-palm colour coral course crags dance delicate delight district divers early excellent Fautawa favour feast feet fibre Fiji fish flowers foliage French friends fruit Gilbert Islanders green guava Happily harbour heathen himènes Honolulu hybiscus idols island King Pomare lagoon land leaves lovely luxury mangoes marae Maramma Marau Marquesas Mata Mata miles mission missionaries Moorea morning mountains native neighbours never night offered palm pandanus Papeete party Paumotus plantation pleasant Polynesia pretty Queen reef round sail Samoa Sandwich Isles scarlet seems seen Seignelay shells ship shore sort South Sea stone strange Tahiti Tahitian tattooed Tetiaroa tion Tonga trees valley vanilla vessel village whole wild women yellow