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... carried me to the mouth of a river , and , with a great effort , I got into the shoal - water , and finally ... carry would , I was convinced , secure for me a favourable reception among the natives ( if of the gentle brown Polynesian ...
... carried me to the mouth of a river , and , with a great effort , I got into the shoal - water , and finally ... carry would , I was convinced , secure for me a favourable reception among the natives ( if of the gentle brown Polynesian ...
Pagina 11
... carrying in her arms a mis - shapen wooden idol , not much unlike those which are too frequent spectacles all over the Pacific . Behind the boys I could now distinctly behold a man and woman of the Polynesian type , naked to the waist ...
... carrying in her arms a mis - shapen wooden idol , not much unlike those which are too frequent spectacles all over the Pacific . Behind the boys I could now distinctly behold a man and woman of the Polynesian type , naked to the waist ...
Pagina 12
... carried the idol turned round , and lifted it in her arms with words which I was unable to understand , urging on the tormentors to ply their switches with more severity . Naturally I was alarmed by the strangeness and ferocity of the ...
... carried the idol turned round , and lifted it in her arms with words which I was unable to understand , urging on the tormentors to ply their switches with more severity . Naturally I was alarmed by the strangeness and ferocity of the ...
Pagina 17
... carried in his hand a gilded staff curiously wreathed with wool . When they saw him approaching , my assailants fell ... carrying torches burning , was now close to us , and on beholding me , he exhibited unusual emotions . My appearance ...
... carried in his hand a gilded staff curiously wreathed with wool . When they saw him approaching , my assailants fell ... carrying torches burning , was now close to us , and on beholding me , he exhibited unusual emotions . My appearance ...
Pagina 27
... carried no spears nor other weapons . When the court was empty , we walked up the broad stone steps and stood within the doorway . I was certainly much surprised at what I saw . There was a rude magnificence about this house such as I ...
... carried no spears nor other weapons . When the court was empty , we walked up the broad stone steps and stood within the doorway . I was certainly much surprised at what I saw . There was a rude magnificence about this house such as I ...
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Pagina 12 - HAECKEL (Prof. Ernst}— THE HISTORY OF CREATION. Translation revised by Professor E. RAY LANKESTER, MA, FRS With Coloured Plates and Genealogical Trees of the various groups of both plants and animals. 2 vols. Second Edition. Post 8vo. cloth, price 32*.
Pagina 279 - But, howsoever thou pursu'st this act, Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught; leave her to heaven, And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge To prick and sting her. Fare thee well at once. The glow-worm shows the matin to be near, And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire; Adieu, adieu, adieu, remember me.
Pagina 23 - Numbers. By the Rev. R. WINTERBOTHAM, LL.B. With Homilies by the Rev. Professor W. BINNIE, DD, Rev. ES PROUT, MA, Rev. D. YOUNG, Rev. J. WAITE, and an Introduction by the Rev. THOMAS WHITELAW, MA Fourth Edition. 15*. Deuteronomy. By the Rev. WL ALEXANDER, DD With Homilies by Rev.
Pagina 18 - MARKHAM, Capt. Albert Hastings, RN— The Great Frozen Sea : A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the Alert during the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6.
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Pagina 32 - By MC Cooke, MD, LL.D. Edited by the Rev. MJ Berkeley, MA, FLS With numerous Illustrations.
Pagina 33 - XVIII. The Nature of Light: With a General Account of Physical Optics.
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Pagina 19 - NEWMAN, JH, DD— Characteristics from the Writings of. Being Selections from his various Works. Arranged with the Author's personal Approval.