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... young leaves almost faster than the old drop off ? They are " busy trees " indeed , laden at once with bud and blossom , ripe and unripe fruit , and in many cases bearing several crops in a year . No wonder that these light - hearted ...
... young leaves almost faster than the old drop off ? They are " busy trees " indeed , laden at once with bud and blossom , ripe and unripe fruit , and in many cases bearing several crops in a year . No wonder that these light - hearted ...
Page 67
... young men , very lightly clad , practising spear - throwing , aiming at the soft stems of banana - trees , which I suppose represented the bodies of their foes . In the game they take sides , and one party tries to knock out the spears ...
... young men , very lightly clad , practising spear - throwing , aiming at the soft stems of banana - trees , which I suppose represented the bodies of their foes . In the game they take sides , and one party tries to knock out the spears ...
Page 70
... young men and maidens , delighted in the dove - festival , dear to happy lovers . They erected temporary huts in the forest , and there took up their abode for a prolonged picnic . Many an idyl of the forest might have been sung by the ...
... young men and maidens , delighted in the dove - festival , dear to happy lovers . They erected temporary huts in the forest , and there took up their abode for a prolonged picnic . Many an idyl of the forest might have been sung by the ...
Page 72
... young men , and provided by themselves — namely , white trousers , magenta blouse , and sky - blue waist- band ! The girls wore white calico sulus2 and pale - green pinafores , which , with their hair dyed yellow , were becoming . But ...
... young men , and provided by themselves — namely , white trousers , magenta blouse , and sky - blue waist- band ! The girls wore white calico sulus2 and pale - green pinafores , which , with their hair dyed yellow , were becoming . But ...
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... young voices , trained in their singing by one of the Sisters , who is herself an admirable musi- cian and a good vocalist . They were all greatly interested in hearing news of the Sisters at Tonga , which I was happily able to give ...
... young voices , trained in their singing by one of the Sisters , who is herself an admirable musi- cian and a good vocalist . They were all greatly interested in hearing news of the Sisters at Tonga , which I was happily able to give ...
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