Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 307William Blackwood, 1970 - England |
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... Marquesas are so far off commercial sea - lanes that no effort is made to repopulate them . Yet , monsieur , in these valleys of Nuku Hiva and in the other habi- table isles , too , there are sufficient foodstuffs growing wild to feed ...
... Marquesas are so far off commercial sea - lanes that no effort is made to repopulate them . Yet , monsieur , in these valleys of Nuku Hiva and in the other habi- table isles , too , there are sufficient foodstuffs growing wild to feed ...
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... Marquesas . " He jerked a thumb toward the street - sleepers . " Yet these imbeciles prefer to re- main here . Undoubtedly they'll die of drink or a virus before they come to their senses and return to the Marquesas . " The next morning ...
... Marquesas . " He jerked a thumb toward the street - sleepers . " Yet these imbeciles prefer to re- main here . Undoubtedly they'll die of drink or a virus before they come to their senses and return to the Marquesas . " The next morning ...
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... Marquesas for France in 1842 . In the mid - nineteenth century , the British and New Bedford whale- ships came to the Marquesas to water and provision their vessels , and to rest from long cruises in pur- suit of the sperm - whale . At ...
... Marquesas for France in 1842 . In the mid - nineteenth century , the British and New Bedford whale- ships came to the Marquesas to water and provision their vessels , and to rest from long cruises in pur- suit of the sperm - whale . At ...
Contents
THE CONQUEST OF PUTNEY HILL JOHN KENNEDY 66 | 22 |
AN OLD STAMP ALBUM BY A R B HALDANE 348 | 33 |
THE ONLY MAN ON THE ISLAND BY LESLIE GARDINER 259 | 34 |
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