An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific OceanC. Ewer, 1820 - 461 sider |
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Side 33
... arrival , ( April 9 ) in lat . 21. 55. S. long . 38. 38. W. a very heavy gale came on . The fore - topsail yard , being now discovered to be rotten in the slings , was sent down and replaced by a new one.— The gale continued to increase ...
... arrival , ( April 9 ) in lat . 21. 55. S. long . 38. 38. W. a very heavy gale came on . The fore - topsail yard , being now discovered to be rotten in the slings , was sent down and replaced by a new one.— The gale continued to increase ...
Side 34
... arrival off the river of Plate , the weather was changeable , and for the most part stormy . On the 6th of May she commenced her cruise in this river ; noth- ing particular , however , occurred for several days , except the loss of a ...
... arrival off the river of Plate , the weather was changeable , and for the most part stormy . On the 6th of May she commenced her cruise in this river ; noth- ing particular , however , occurred for several days , except the loss of a ...
Side 38
... arrived in Caldera Bay . Here a fish- erman was employed to go to Copiapo , ( a town fifteen leagues up the country , ) to employ himself diligently in informing the inhab- itants that the vessel was an American smuggler with contraband ...
... arrived in Caldera Bay . Here a fish- erman was employed to go to Copiapo , ( a town fifteen leagues up the country , ) to employ himself diligently in informing the inhab- itants that the vessel was an American smuggler with contraband ...
Side 44
... arrived on her whaling ground , and kept therefore a good look out for whalers , according to her instruc- tions . Till the latter end of January , 1806 , she kept her cruize between the latitudes 1. 10. S. and 00. 20. N. but , owing to ...
... arrived on her whaling ground , and kept therefore a good look out for whalers , according to her instruc- tions . Till the latter end of January , 1806 , she kept her cruize between the latitudes 1. 10. S. and 00. 20. N. but , owing to ...
Side 55
... arrived , however , Mr. Mariner happening to go into the steerage was met by the men , who were coming , as before stated , to inform Mr. Brown of the threatening appearance of the natives . Mr. Brown seemed at first not much inclined ...
... arrived , however , Mr. Mariner happening to go into the steerage was met by the men , who were coming , as before stated , to inform Mr. Brown of the threatening appearance of the natives . Mr. Brown seemed at first not much inclined ...
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accordingly afterwards appear arms arrived body Bolotoo canoe Captain Captain Cook carronades ceremony chiefs and matabooles circumstance club cocoa-nut consequence considered Cook Cow Mooala custom dance death endeavour enemy father feet female Fiji islands Finow fono fortress four fytoca garrison gnatoo gods grave ground Hala Api Api Hamoa hand Hapai islands happened head Hihifo hogs honour hotooas immediately island of Tonga killed king malái Mariner Mariner's mats means mind mooas morning natives Neafoo night Nioo occasion Oomoo orders Papalangi performed person piece plantains plantation Port au Prince Port Jackson present priest rank remain respect sail Sandwich islands sent sentiments ship shore side Society islands sometimes soon spears superior supposed táboo Talo Tangaloa Tarky thing tion Tonga islands Toobó Nuha Toobo Toa Toogoo Ahoo Tooi Tooitonga Vavaoo Veachi warriors whilst women wound yams young chief
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Side 389 - Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the LORD.
Side 363 - It must not, however, be supposed, that these women are always easily won ; the greatest attentions and most fervent solicitations are sometimes requisite, even though there be no other lover in the way. This happens sometimes from a spirit of coquetry, at other times from a dislike to the party, &c. It is thought shameful for a woman frequently to change her lover. Great presents are by no means certain methods of gaining her favours, and consequently they are more frequently made afterwards than...
Side 330 - Bolotoo is supposed to be so far off as to render it dangerous for their canoes to attempt going there ; and it is supposed moreover that even if they were to succeed in reaching so far, unless it happened to be the particular will of the gods, they would be sure to miss it.
Side 374 - ... with his arms considerably extended, he brings his right hand towards his breast, moving it gradually onwards ; and whilst his left hand is coming round towards his right shoulder, his right hand partially twisting the...
Side 96 - ... which Finow snatched the paper from his hand, and with astonishment, looked at it, turned it round and examined it in all directions; at length he exclaimed, "This is neither like myself nor anybody else ; where are my eyes ? where is my head ? where are my legs? How can you possibly know it to be I ?" and then without stopping for any attempt at an explanation, he impatiently ordered Mr.
Side 375 - Sometimes the fibres of the fow are heard to crack with the increasing tension, yet the mass is seen whole and entire, becoming more thin as it becomes more twisted, while the infusion drains from it in a regularly decreasing quantity, till at length it denies a single drop.
Side 435 - All this while, the women accompanied their song with several very graceful motions of their hands toward their faces, and in other directions at the same time, making constantly a step forward, and then back again, with one foot, while the other was fixed. They then turned their faces to the assembly, sung some time, and retreated slowly in a body, to that part of the circle which was opposite the hut where the principal spectators sat. After this, one of them advanced from each side, meeting and...
Side 437 - ... some particular parts ; and even a stranger, who never saw the diversion before, felt similar satisfaction, at the same instant. For though, through the whole, the most strict concert was observed, some of the gestures were so expressive, that it might be said they spoke the language that accompanied them, if we allow that there is any connection between motion and sound.
Side 96 - I ?" and then, without stopping for any attempt at an explanation, he impatiently ordered Mr. Mariner to write something else, and thus employed him for three or four hours in putting down the names of different persons, places, and things, and making the other man read them. This afforded extraordinary diversion to Finow, and to all the men and women present, particularly as he now and then whispered a little love anecdote, which was strictly written down, and audibly read by the other, not a little...
Side 168 - Certainly money is much handier, and more convenient, but then, as it will not spoil by being kept, people will store it up, instead of sharing it out, as a chief ought to do...