In Stevenson's SamoaSmith, Elder, & Company, 1895 - Počet stran: 190 |
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Strana 3
... forest , which in many places crowns the very topmost ridges and waves clear against the blue sky , while round the base innumerable coral bays gleam white in the fierce light . By the time the sun was high in B 2 FIRST DAYS IN SAMOA 3.
... forest , which in many places crowns the very topmost ridges and waves clear against the blue sky , while round the base innumerable coral bays gleam white in the fierce light . By the time the sun was high in B 2 FIRST DAYS IN SAMOA 3.
Strana 6
... forest . While crossing the inner reef our boat grated over the great branches of coral ; however , our Kanaka boatman was delightfully unconcerned , and landed us safely at the back of a house where there happened to be a little jetty ...
... forest . While crossing the inner reef our boat grated over the great branches of coral ; however , our Kanaka boatman was delightfully unconcerned , and landed us safely at the back of a house where there happened to be a little jetty ...
Strana 13
... forest . To the front , beyond the jungle of feathery palms , sparkled the blue Pacific , and the roar of the surf breaking on the coral reefs could be heard like distant artillery , while on either side , at no great distance , two ...
... forest . To the front , beyond the jungle of feathery palms , sparkled the blue Pacific , and the roar of the surf breaking on the coral reefs could be heard like distant artillery , while on either side , at no great distance , two ...
Strana 22
... forest to Vailima , the home of Robert Louis Stevenson . Vailima takes its name from vai ( water ) , lima ( five ) . As yet only four streams have been dis- covered ; however , the name is pretty enough to excuse the discrepancy in ...
... forest to Vailima , the home of Robert Louis Stevenson . Vailima takes its name from vai ( water ) , lima ( five ) . As yet only four streams have been dis- covered ; however , the name is pretty enough to excuse the discrepancy in ...
Strana 23
... forest the track leads on to a plateau , and continues for a short distance between high hedges of limes laden with fruit . Soon a large wooden gate terminates the path , and visitors catch their first glimpse of Vailima . The house is ...
... forest the track leads on to a plateau , and continues for a short distance between high hedges of limes laden with fruit . Soon a large wooden gate terminates the path , and visitors catch their first glimpse of Vailima . The house is ...
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afternoon Apia appeared asked bananas beach beautiful Billy blue bread-fruit brown brown islanders Bully Hayes carried chief Christmas Cipau clad clothes cocoa-nut coloured Consulate cook coral coral bays dark delightful dinner dishes dress excitement feet flowers forest friends garlands guests hair hastened head heard hibiscus horses house-boys husband kava kind kindly lava-lava live look Louis Stevenson Mafulu Matalanumoana Matautu mats Misifolo Monkey morning mountains Mulinuu native girls neighbours never night Pacific Pacific islands palm palusame passed picturesque plantation present pretty reef Robert Louis Stevenson round rushed Samoan schooner shanty sight smiling Soenga Solomon Island soon South Sea stove strangers talking-men Talofa Talolo Tamaitai tapa tapo taro tattooed things tiffin Tofa told took trees tropic Tusitala Tuvale Ulla Upolu Vailima verandah village wear wife woman wonderful young youth