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... poor old black despairing man in his outlandish home : coming to us all , and bringing with it hope for our dry hearts , a looking upward for our downcast eyes , and life in our dreary deaths : the Hope - I would write it with the power ...
... poor old black despairing man in his outlandish home : coming to us all , and bringing with it hope for our dry hearts , a looking upward for our downcast eyes , and life in our dreary deaths : the Hope - I would write it with the power ...
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... brood . Shall Uto be defamed by that motherless boy Rogani ? Not if the sorceries of Haharo have any virtue . To - morrow it is already done . Sleep ! " And the meeting broke up . POOR TALANA . 9 CHAPTER V. Α WIZARD AT WORK 8 PERCY POMO .
... brood . Shall Uto be defamed by that motherless boy Rogani ? Not if the sorceries of Haharo have any virtue . To - morrow it is already done . Sleep ! " And the meeting broke up . POOR TALANA . 9 CHAPTER V. Α WIZARD AT WORK 8 PERCY POMO .
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... poor Dolo and his family . Toroa was in high spirits . He set Haharo on the track next day . The wizard procured some crumbs of Dolo's food , or a leaf with which he had scraped the sweat from his brow , and placing them upon the coral ...
... poor Dolo and his family . Toroa was in high spirits . He set Haharo on the track next day . The wizard procured some crumbs of Dolo's food , or a leaf with which he had scraped the sweat from his brow , and placing them upon the coral ...
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... poor body ; there's none of it left . And where - where is our friend , Rogani ? Alas ! for me , Pomo . Why is he not here ? Higher , Aluni ! There - that's right ; that's easy . I " . But there was no more breath to spare . I.
... poor body ; there's none of it left . And where - where is our friend , Rogani ? Alas ! for me , Pomo . Why is he not here ? Higher , Aluni ! There - that's right ; that's easy . I " . But there was no more breath to spare . I.
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... poor thin fingers , whose delicate touch had fled , after hovering about it for a little while , took it up and placed it , trembling with the words he could not utter , in Rogani's lap . The loving lad brushed away some unbidden tears ...
... poor thin fingers , whose delicate touch had fled , after hovering about it for a little while , took it up and placed it , trembling with the words he could not utter , in Rogani's lap . The loving lad brushed away some unbidden tears ...
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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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