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... kind of classical authority - Enter- tainments and amusements - Taupiti , or festival- Wrestling and boxing - Effects of victory and defeat- Foot - races Martial games - Sham - fights - Naval reviews - Apai , bandy or cricket - Tuiraa ...
... kind of classical authority - Enter- tainments and amusements - Taupiti , or festival- Wrestling and boxing - Effects of victory and defeat- Foot - races Martial games - Sham - fights - Naval reviews - Apai , bandy or cricket - Tuiraa ...
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... kind from Sir Charles Sanders ' island , is more porous than any I ever met with among the volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands , and so completely honeycomb in its structure , that it is difficult to account for its formation . GEOLOGICAL ...
... kind from Sir Charles Sanders ' island , is more porous than any I ever met with among the volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands , and so completely honeycomb in its structure , that it is difficult to account for its formation . GEOLOGICAL ...
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... , has diminished the intercourse between these islands and Tahiti . In addition to the fishery carried on here , Tetuaroa has long been a kind of watering - place CORAL REEFS , AND TRADE - WIND . 21 for 20 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
... , has diminished the intercourse between these islands and Tahiti . In addition to the fishery carried on here , Tetuaroa has long been a kind of watering - place CORAL REEFS , AND TRADE - WIND . 21 for 20 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
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... form a bright red pigment for stain- ing or painting their doors , window - shutters , canoes , and , when mixed with lime , the walls of FERTILITY AND CAPABILITIES . 25 their houses . This kind 24 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
... form a bright red pigment for stain- ing or painting their doors , window - shutters , canoes , and , when mixed with lime , the walls of FERTILITY AND CAPABILITIES . 25 their houses . This kind 24 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
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William Ellis. FERTILITY AND CAPABILITIES . 25 their houses . This kind of ochre is seldom found in the lofty mountains composed of basalt , or cellular volcanic stone , but generally covers the lower hills that rise between the interior ...
William Ellis. FERTILITY AND CAPABILITIES . 25 their houses . This kind of ochre is seldom found in the lofty mountains composed of basalt , or cellular volcanic stone , but generally covers the lower hills that rise between the interior ...
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