An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific OceanC. Ewer, 1820 - 461 sider |
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... present work has already been honoured by a liberal public , and the appearance of a French translation of it at Paris , in November last , are convinc- . ing proofs of the interest , at least , which the subject has excited , Whilst ...
... present work has already been honoured by a liberal public , and the appearance of a French translation of it at Paris , in November last , are convinc- . ing proofs of the interest , at least , which the subject has excited , Whilst ...
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... present work , a copy was sent to Jeremiah , with a request , that he would particularly remark and make a memorandum of whatever he conceived not to be correctly stated . In the month of November last , Mr. Higgins , the father ...
... present work , a copy was sent to Jeremiah , with a request , that he would particularly remark and make a memorandum of whatever he conceived not to be correctly stated . In the month of November last , Mr. Higgins , the father ...
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... present work has obtained , and I flatter myself that I have used all the means within my reach to render it if possible , worthy of the hon- our which public approbation has already bestowed upon it . A complete account of all the ...
... present work has obtained , and I flatter myself that I have used all the means within my reach to render it if possible , worthy of the hon- our which public approbation has already bestowed upon it . A complete account of all the ...
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William Mariner John Martin. scrupulous and attentive examination of the present , therefore , we may be able to form some tolerable judgment of the past . And this is not , I apprehend , a matter of idle curiosity or of useless ...
William Mariner John Martin. scrupulous and attentive examination of the present , therefore , we may be able to form some tolerable judgment of the past . And this is not , I apprehend , a matter of idle curiosity or of useless ...
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... present work , is that to which Captain Cook gave the epithet " Friendly : " his chart of the Friendly * islands however does not include Vavaoo , which he did not visit ; and as this island is the largest , and now comparative- ly the ...
... present work , is that to which Captain Cook gave the epithet " Friendly : " his chart of the Friendly * islands however does not include Vavaoo , which he did not visit ; and as this island is the largest , and now comparative- ly the ...
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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...