Percy Pomo, Or, the Autobiography of a South Sea Islander |
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... kind good face . Would that I could sit by his dear side now ! But here is what he says about me when first his loving eyes met mine . Himself you shall know , and therefore love , by- and - bye . B He says that he then beheld a little ...
... kind good face . Would that I could sit by his dear side now ! But here is what he says about me when first his loving eyes met mine . Himself you shall know , and therefore love , by- and - bye . B He says that he then beheld a little ...
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... kind of world I was born into . CHAPTER II . MY HOME . My home is the beautiful green island of Pombuana , in the blue Pacific , and please pronounce it Pome - boo - anah , for I do not like to hear our musical words crunched like so ...
... kind of world I was born into . CHAPTER II . MY HOME . My home is the beautiful green island of Pombuana , in the blue Pacific , and please pronounce it Pome - boo - anah , for I do not like to hear our musical words crunched like so ...
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... kind of thing , insomuch that Toroa said to Malagai : " It was just like this that they surrounded and killed Galigau and his party here in this very place . I don't like it . Let me send Koinini to see what our friends are up to . Yes ...
... kind of thing , insomuch that Toroa said to Malagai : " It was just like this that they surrounded and killed Galigau and his party here in this very place . I don't like it . Let me send Koinini to see what our friends are up to . Yes ...
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... kind of sullen uncouthness which we used always to show in obey- ing any order , and which I have since learned to consider odious , I took up my weapons , and we walked away in a great hurry , leaving Malagai to look after the net . We ...
... kind of sullen uncouthness which we used always to show in obey- ing any order , and which I have since learned to consider odious , I took up my weapons , and we walked away in a great hurry , leaving Malagai to look after the net . We ...
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... kind of curs you can con- ceive . Their bodies were very long and low ; their legs short and thick ; their necks long ; their heads large and ugly ; and their tails short and stumpy . But their eye - teeth were our " pounds sterling ...
... kind of curs you can con- ceive . Their bodies were very long and low ; their legs short and thick ; their necks long ; their heads large and ugly ; and their tails short and stumpy . But their eye - teeth were our " pounds sterling ...
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Common terms and phrases
Aluni Ambupono answer Arthur ashore asked Aurora Bang BARBARA HUTTON beach Bishop Carter Bishop Curwen boat Bokona Book brother called canoes Captain CHAPTER Chief cloth elegant coloured Cookee cried Darken dead dear death Diara Doctor Dolo eyes face father Fcap felt G. A. HENTY Galaga gilt edges gone Haharo hand Happy Island HARRISON WEIR head heard heart Illustrations kind Kiukilu knew laugh live looked Malagai and Toroa Marianusa Matambala Matanga morning never Nicholson night Noni Nouméa once Paita Pannier Pélua Percy Wakefield Percy's Pombuana Pomer Pomo poor Roé Rogani Rota round sail Salatambu Selby Shillings smile soon spear Stories Surakana Talana Tambu Tanasémbé Taorémbé tears tell thing thought Tila told took Tulu turned vaka Valé vessel village Waykayfeeloo wonder words young
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