. The history of mankind . f dying as a sunset, and denote ignorance by the night of the spirit. For modesty they employ the term by which they indicate the gentle half-tones of evening light. To reef the sail is to fold the wing. If their feeling for Nature is less than might be expected when we look at their noble landscapes and their beautiful flowing seas, their poetry and their art make free use of these in description and picture. Apart fromits didactic, pro-verbial, briefterms of phrasewhich betraykeen observa-tion and witrather thanfancy, Fijianpoetry finds itsmost character-istic expr
. The history of mankind . f dying as a sunset, and denote ignorance by the night of the spirit. For modesty they employ the term by which they indicate the gentle half-tones of evening light. To reef the sail is to fold the wing. If their feeling for Nature is less than might be expected when we look at their noble landscapes and their beautiful flowing seas, their poetry and their art make free use of these in description and picture. Apart fromits didactic, pro-verbial, briefterms of phrasewhich betraykeen observa-tion and witrather thanfancy, Fijianpoetry finds itsmost character-istic expression i. Spatula for betel-lime from New Guinea—one-half real size. 2. Drum from Pigville in the SO-Calledin New Guinea—one-eighth real size (Christy Collection). 3. Drums from Amboyna Mabo o name*in the New Hebrides (after Codrington). meise, a name which impliesboth song and dance. To only a few elect is it given to invent these ; andthose allege that they are carried in their sleep to the spirit-world, where divine.
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