Diversions of a Prime MinisterBlackwood, 1894 - 407 páginas |
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... question whether he intended to support Sir John's proposal for the appointment of a council of native chiefs , he would at first give no definite reply , hinting that if he were a party to the return of the exiles from Fiji he would be ...
... question whether he intended to support Sir John's proposal for the appointment of a council of native chiefs , he would at first give no definite reply , hinting that if he were a party to the return of the exiles from Fiji he would be ...
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... question for any native to take up the reins of power without very considerable modification . All public records had been kept ( when they had been kept at all ) in the English language , with which no Tongan is acquainted . The code ...
... question for any native to take up the reins of power without very considerable modification . All public records had been kept ( when they had been kept at all ) in the English language , with which no Tongan is acquainted . The code ...
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... question , but had come to ask when he was to distribute tax - allotments in Mua . " You know well enough what I mean . Why did you betray me ? " said the Premier , coming to the point . " I have much love for you , " answered Tukuaho ...
... question , but had come to ask when he was to distribute tax - allotments in Mua . " You know well enough what I mean . Why did you betray me ? " said the Premier , coming to the point . " I have much love for you , " answered Tukuaho ...
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... question was , Did you notice his laugh ? No other Tongan laughs like that . They say that it is hereditary in his family . You see it is his rank : no other Tongan would be allowed to laugh like that . " Thereafter I looked with great ...
... question was , Did you notice his laugh ? No other Tongan laughs like that . They say that it is hereditary in his family . You see it is his rank : no other Tongan would be allowed to laugh like that . " Thereafter I looked with great ...
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... questions put to him by Dr Martin , leaves little to be added by later travellers . The book so produced has become a classic : one does not know which most to admire , Mariner's observation and wonderful memory , or Martin's ingenuity ...
... questions put to him by Dr Martin , leaves little to be added by later travellers . The book so produced has become a classic : one does not know which most to admire , Mariner's observation and wonderful memory , or Martin's ingenuity ...
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