A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 90
... mangoes miserable fruits , not worthy to bear the same name as the luscious mangoes of Tahiti . They tell me , too , that the people are much less 1 Which proved to be the exact state of the case . POST TENEBRAS , LUX ! 91 attractive ...
... mangoes miserable fruits , not worthy to bear the same name as the luscious mangoes of Tahiti . They tell me , too , that the people are much less 1 Which proved to be the exact state of the case . POST TENEBRAS , LUX ! 91 attractive ...
Page 145
... mangoes , oranges , and Abercarder pears ( des avocats they are called here , where French permeates all things , as it did in England when the Norman conquerors changed Saxon oxen , sheep , and hens , to beef , mutton , and fowls ) ...
... mangoes , oranges , and Abercarder pears ( des avocats they are called here , where French permeates all things , as it did in England when the Norman conquerors changed Saxon oxen , sheep , and hens , to beef , mutton , and fowls ) ...
Page 147
... back windows look over green mango - trees , and 1 The question was decided in her favour . She has been refitted and renamed , and now sails the Pacific as the Annie Johnson . past the spire of the Roman Catholic church , to.
... back windows look over green mango - trees , and 1 The question was decided in her favour . She has been refitted and renamed , and now sails the Pacific as the Annie Johnson . past the spire of the Roman Catholic church , to.
Page 180
... ropes stretched across the building , and great bunches of mangoes and oranges . These last lie heaped in baskets , among cool green leaves . Sometimes a SUNDAY MORNING . 181 whole laden bough has been recklessly 180 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... ropes stretched across the building , and great bunches of mangoes and oranges . These last lie heaped in baskets , among cool green leaves . Sometimes a SUNDAY MORNING . 181 whole laden bough has been recklessly 180 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 184
... mangoes on my way from the house . you wonder that so fascinating a bower is not only my first attraction at early dawn , but a favourite retreat at all hours ? Sometimes I end the evening Can ORIGIN OF NAMES . 185 with a moonlight ...
... mangoes on my way from the house . you wonder that so fascinating a bower is not only my first attraction at early dawn , but a favourite retreat at all hours ? Sometimes I end the evening Can ORIGIN OF NAMES . 185 with a moonlight ...
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