A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-warWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1882 - 389 páginas |
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... the people kneel together devoutly , on the soft accustomed mats , in houses of the same type as their cool pleasant ... reef , which makes landing simply impossible . The approach to Mua is by a channel which seemed to me several miles ...
... the people kneel together devoutly , on the soft accustomed mats , in houses of the same type as their cool pleasant ... reef , which makes landing simply impossible . The approach to Mua is by a channel which seemed to me several miles ...
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... the ocean , not only by the great barrier - reef , but by an intricate labyrinth of lesser belts and patches , which make navigation a matter of ex- treme danger , even after the difficult entrance , by a very narrow passage , has been ...
... the ocean , not only by the great barrier - reef , but by an intricate labyrinth of lesser belts and patches , which make navigation a matter of ex- treme danger , even after the difficult entrance , by a very narrow passage , has been ...
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... the part of her commander , who , meeting a strong tide running out , shifted the helm at a critical moment , and so the vessel was swept on to the reef - a helpless plaything for the over- whelming surf . The Wallis Isles lie due north ...
... the part of her commander , who , meeting a strong tide running out , shifted the helm at a critical moment , and so the vessel was swept on to the reef - a helpless plaything for the over- whelming surf . The Wallis Isles lie due north ...
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... the great event of this afternoon has been laying its first stone . Immediately after breakfast at the Fathers ... barrier - reef , and only the gentlest ripple washes the coral sand . The rainfall here is greatly in excess of that ...
... the great event of this afternoon has been laying its first stone . Immediately after breakfast at the Fathers ... barrier - reef , and only the gentlest ripple washes the coral sand . The rainfall here is greatly in excess of that ...
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... the green . Prawns , shrimps , and eels are found in the rivers , while the coral - reefs yield all manner of shell - fish , lobsters , and crabs . I hear that oysters are to be had , but have not seen any . Speaking of the reef , the ...
... the green . Prawns , shrimps , and eels are found in the rivers , while the coral - reefs yield all manner of shell - fish , lobsters , and crabs . I hear that oysters are to be had , but have not seen any . Speaking of the reef , the ...
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