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Page 113
... valleys , which , narrowing as they ascend , become deep , romantic glens . Here and there snowy cascades gleaming through the rich verdure , tell where the precipitous crags close in the valleys . Some of these barrier - cliffs rise ...
... valleys , which , narrowing as they ascend , become deep , romantic glens . Here and there snowy cascades gleaming through the rich verdure , tell where the precipitous crags close in the valleys . Some of these barrier - cliffs rise ...
Page 116
... valleys lying farther round the isle than Nukuheva harbour there are Cyclopean remains , somewhat suggestive of the tombs of the Toui Tongas which we saw in the Friendly Isles . Among the dense groves which clothe the base of the ...
... valleys lying farther round the isle than Nukuheva harbour there are Cyclopean remains , somewhat suggestive of the tombs of the Toui Tongas which we saw in the Friendly Isles . Among the dense groves which clothe the base of the ...
Page 118
... valley of Ta - oa , about one mile and a half from the beach , and about 300 feet above the level of the sea , there is a hole two inches in diameter , from which , when the sea is rough , there rises a strongly sulphurous steam ...
... valley of Ta - oa , about one mile and a half from the beach , and about 300 feet above the level of the sea , there is a hole two inches in diameter , from which , when the sea is rough , there rises a strongly sulphurous steam ...
Page 120
... valley , and forming three large streams , which dash among rocky boulders on their seaward way . But Mr Coan seems to award the palm of beauty to the valley of Atuona on Isle Hivaoa . He says it is a broad , deep valley , umbrageous ...
... valley , and forming three large streams , which dash among rocky boulders on their seaward way . But Mr Coan seems to award the palm of beauty to the valley of Atuona on Isle Hivaoa . He says it is a broad , deep valley , umbrageous ...
Page 121
... valley , soon brought together about fifty wild men and women - some of whom had already made considerable progress in reading and writing . At Paumau about a hundred people assembled under the trees , on the beautiful shore . Many ...
... valley , soon brought together about fifty wild men and women - some of whom had already made considerable progress in reading and writing . At Paumau about a hundred people assembled under the trees , on the beautiful shore . Many ...
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