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... wind which usually prevails in the Himálaya during the day , makes the whole structure swing about frightfully . In the middle of the bridge there is a cross - bar of wood ( to keep the two upper ropes separate ) which has to be stepped ...
... wind which usually prevails in the Himálaya during the day , makes the whole structure swing about frightfully . In the middle of the bridge there is a cross - bar of wood ( to keep the two upper ropes separate ) which has to be stepped ...
Pagina 5
... winds were hidden ; also the knowledge of many useful inventions . The children of Raka are the numerous winds and storms which distress mankind . To each child is allotted a hole at the edge of the horizon , through which he blows at ...
... winds were hidden ; also the knowledge of many useful inventions . The children of Raka are the numerous winds and storms which distress mankind . To each child is allotted a hole at the edge of the horizon , through which he blows at ...
Pagina 8
... wind through the chasm to The - bright - land - of - Vātea ! DRAMATIC SONG OF CREATION . FOR THE FÊTE OF POTIKI , CIRCA 1790 . Call for the dance to begin with music . Noo mai Vari i te āiti , I te tuturi i te memenge E Rongo ē , a kake ...
... wind through the chasm to The - bright - land - of - Vātea ! DRAMATIC SONG OF CREATION . FOR THE FÊTE OF POTIKI , CIRCA 1790 . Call for the dance to begin with music . Noo mai Vari i te āiti , I te tuturi i te memenge E Rongo ē , a kake ...
Pagina 9
... winds ! 1 Papa could boast of father and mother ; simply moulded out of bits of her own body . but the children of Vari were An allusion is intended to the belief that the three original tribes are descended from the three illegitimate ...
... winds ! 1 Papa could boast of father and mother ; simply moulded out of bits of her own body . but the children of Vari were An allusion is intended to the belief that the three original tribes are descended from the three illegitimate ...
Pagina 10
... winds . Chorus . Solo . Aye , they are lulled . No storm Now sweeps o'er the treacherous sea . Ye inconstant winds of nether - land Bear me down to her gloomy abode . Tangaroa and Rongo were the twin children of Vātea and Papa . These ...
... winds . Chorus . Solo . Aye , they are lulled . No storm Now sweeps o'er the treacherous sea . Ye inconstant winds of nether - land Bear me down to her gloomy abode . Tangaroa and Rongo were the twin children of Vātea and Papa . These ...
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