Ballads
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Chapters (174)
- BALLADS
- CONTENTS
- THE SONG OF RAHÉRO A LEGEND OF TAHITI
- TO ORI A ORI
- I. THE SLAYING OF TÁMATÉA
- II. THE VENGING OF TÁMATÉA
- III. RAHÉRO
- NOTES TO THE SONG OF RAHÉRO
- THE FEAST OF FAMINE MARQUESAN MANNERS
- I. THE PRIEST’S VIGIL
- II. THE LOVERS
- III. THE FEAST
- IV. THE RAID
- NOTES TO THE FEAST OF FAMINE
- TICONDEROGA A LEGEND OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS
- TICONDEROGA
- I. THE SAYING OF THE NAME
- II. THE SEEKING OF THE NAME
- III. THE PLACE OF THE NAME
- NOTES TO TICONDEROGA
- HEATHER ALE A GALLOWAY LEGEND
- HEATHER ALE
- NOTE TO HEATHER ALE
- CHRISTMAS AT SEA
- CHRISTMAS AT SEA
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