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... whole heathen mythology - not for the verities of a sounder faith , but from very weariness of the intolerable and degrading burthen of heathendom itself , —and the entire destruction of their idols , stand almost alone in the history ...
... whole heathen mythology - not for the verities of a sounder faith , but from very weariness of the intolerable and degrading burthen of heathendom itself , —and the entire destruction of their idols , stand almost alone in the history ...
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... whole of this tropical and southern realm of waters has been named Oceanica , and has been divided hydrographically , for convenience of reference , into five districts - as the stars have been mapped out into ima- * Its population is ...
... whole of this tropical and southern realm of waters has been named Oceanica , and has been divided hydrographically , for convenience of reference , into five districts - as the stars have been mapped out into ima- * Its population is ...
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... whole super- ficial contents of the group ; and it possesses also the highest elevation ; the two mountains Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa being of nearly equal altitude , viz . 14,000 feet . On the side of the latter mountain is situated the ...
... whole super- ficial contents of the group ; and it possesses also the highest elevation ; the two mountains Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa being of nearly equal altitude , viz . 14,000 feet . On the side of the latter mountain is situated the ...
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... whole hamlet . Nevertheless , so perfect is the islander's swimming science that only two persons lost their lives . In Byron's Bay , Hawaii , far more RISING OF THE SEA . 17 disastrous events occurred . 16 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS .
... whole hamlet . Nevertheless , so perfect is the islander's swimming science that only two persons lost their lives . In Byron's Bay , Hawaii , far more RISING OF THE SEA . 17 disastrous events occurred . 16 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS .
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... which was continually changing . The appearance of the inner walls of the crater was remarkable , exhibiting irregular patches of calcareous and other earths ; and DESCENT OF THE CRATER . 21 the whole effect was 20 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS .
... which was continually changing . The appearance of the inner walls of the crater was remarkable , exhibiting irregular patches of calcareous and other earths ; and DESCENT OF THE CRATER . 21 the whole effect was 20 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS .
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