A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-warWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1882 - 389 páginas |
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... seen a low shore , fringed with long lines of cocoa - palm , which , seen from the sea , are singularly monotonous . The king's town , Nukualofa , consists of a long row of more or less ugly villas , stores , and barracks , built of ...
... seen a low shore , fringed with long lines of cocoa - palm , which , seen from the sea , are singularly monotonous . The king's town , Nukualofa , consists of a long row of more or less ugly villas , stores , and barracks , built of ...
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... seen through luxuriant bread - fruit trees , cocoa - palms , and large - leaved bananas , with scarlet hybiscus and rosy oleanders to give an occasional touch of colour . Close to the church is the grave of the commander of an English ...
... seen through luxuriant bread - fruit trees , cocoa - palms , and large - leaved bananas , with scarlet hybiscus and rosy oleanders to give an occasional touch of colour . Close to the church is the grave of the commander of an English ...
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... many places matted with such tangles of large , brilliantly blue convolvulus as I have seen nowhere else but in the Himalayas . The lilac marine ipomea abounds everywhere , and we B passed dense masses of the large - leaved white sort.
... many places matted with such tangles of large , brilliantly blue convolvulus as I have seen nowhere else but in the Himalayas . The lilac marine ipomea abounds everywhere , and we B passed dense masses of the large - leaved white sort.
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... seen or heard of , in that the two supporting pillars are cut out at the top to secure the transverse capstone , which is hewn . The height above ground is 15 feet , length 18 feet , and the width 12 feet . Nothing whatever is known ...
... seen or heard of , in that the two supporting pillars are cut out at the top to secure the transverse capstone , which is hewn . The height above ground is 15 feet , length 18 feet , and the width 12 feet . Nothing whatever is known ...
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... seen in the cold shadow of early morning , instead of being illumined by the level rays of the evening sun . We repeated the palm - leaf bonfires , but felt that we were not exhibiting our dis- covery to the best advantage . However , I ...
... seen in the cold shadow of early morning , instead of being illumined by the level rays of the evening sun . We repeated the palm - leaf bonfires , but felt that we were not exhibiting our dis- covery to the best advantage . However , I ...
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A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volumen1 Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming Vista completa - 1882 |
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