A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-warWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1882 - 389 páginas |
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... various sources , which prove that the policy referred to at p . 241 is being actively carried out . Not content with holding the Marquesas , the Paumotus , Tahiti , and the Gambier Isles , France seems resolved to annex every de ...
... various sources , which prove that the policy referred to at p . 241 is being actively carried out . Not content with holding the Marquesas , the Paumotus , Tahiti , and the Gambier Isles , France seems resolved to annex every de ...
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... various shelves , which I know can only have been cleared at great inconvenience . A small bookcase contains a very nice selection of French and English books - for my especial host , M. de Gironde , has travelled a good deal in Eng ...
... various shelves , which I know can only have been cleared at great inconvenience . A small bookcase contains a very nice selection of French and English books - for my especial host , M. de Gironde , has travelled a good deal in Eng ...
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... various island woods , inlaid with whales ' - tooth ivory and mother - of - pearl . All the decorations in this church are in excellent taste , and bespeak most loving care . Here , as at Maofanga , comfort is sacrificed to appearance ...
... various island woods , inlaid with whales ' - tooth ivory and mother - of - pearl . All the decorations in this church are in excellent taste , and bespeak most loving care . Here , as at Maofanga , comfort is sacrificed to appearance ...
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... various tall trees . We also noticed a number of tree - swifts , reminding us forcibly of our own swallows : like them they skim airily about the houses , but instead of resting under the eaves , they seek a safer home in the tall palms ...
... various tall trees . We also noticed a number of tree - swifts , reminding us forcibly of our own swallows : like them they skim airily about the houses , but instead of resting under the eaves , they seek a safer home in the tall palms ...
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... revenue will suffer from the diminution of fines , but that can scarcely be a matter of much regret . Various other wise measures were passed , showing that the Ton- PAPUAN PHYSIQUE . 21 These people , like most kindred 20 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... revenue will suffer from the diminution of fines , but that can scarcely be a matter of much regret . Various other wise measures were passed , showing that the Ton- PAPUAN PHYSIQUE . 21 These people , like most kindred 20 A LADY'S CRUISE .
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