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... hearing some rustling noise , suddenly looked around , and discovered a
diamond - snake only a short distance from her ; she screamed aloud and
jumped on the music - stool ; a servant soon came to the rescue , and killed the
intruder .
... hearing some rustling noise , suddenly looked around , and discovered a
diamond - snake only a short distance from her ; she screamed aloud and
jumped on the music - stool ; a servant soon came to the rescue , and killed the
intruder .
Strana 50
... to a spot , and throw it down ; on inquiry , Whippy told me it was the place
where a man had been clubbed : this was considered as an offering of respect to
him , and , if not performed , they have a notion they will soon be killed
themselves .
... to a spot , and throw it down ; on inquiry , Whippy told me it was the place
where a man had been clubbed : this was considered as an offering of respect to
him , and , if not performed , they have a notion they will soon be killed
themselves .
Strana 67
Seru told him he was a great liar , and without further words , struck him on the
head and killed him on the spot . This is only one of many instances of the
exercise of arbitrary authority over their vassals . One day , while at the
observatory , I ...
Seru told him he was a great liar , and without further words , struck him on the
head and killed him on the spot . This is only one of many instances of the
exercise of arbitrary authority over their vassals . One day , while at the
observatory , I ...
Strana 85
Before the close of the evening amusements , one of them had recounted the
circumstances of his killing a neighbouring chief . During the night he had
occasion to leave the house , and his superstition led him to believe that he saw
the ghost ...
Before the close of the evening amusements , one of them had recounted the
circumstances of his killing a neighbouring chief . During the night he had
occasion to leave the house , and his superstition led him to believe that he saw
the ghost ...
Strana 92
A case of this sort had occurred previous to our arrival , when a daughter of the
chief of Ovolau killed herself by jumping off a precipice behind the town ,
because she had been forced to marry a brother of Tanoa . The females of the
lower ...
A case of this sort had occurred previous to our arrival , when a daughter of the
chief of Ovolau killed herself by jumping off a precipice behind the town ,
because she had been forced to marry a brother of Tanoa . The females of the
lower ...
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| Titul | Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 3 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Charles Wilkes United States. Navy Department |
| Autor | Charles Wilkes |
| Vydavatel | G. P. Putnam, 1856 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Rakouská národní knihovna |
| Digitalizováno | 24. červenec 2018 |
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