An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language, Bind 1Author, and sold, 1817 - 212 sider |
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... half - civilization in which those islanders are found gives a peculiar charm to the " description of their manners . ... Such pictures , no doubt , have more attraction than " those which pourtray the solemn gravity of the inhabitant ...
... half - civilization in which those islanders are found gives a peculiar charm to the " description of their manners . ... Such pictures , no doubt , have more attraction than " those which pourtray the solemn gravity of the inhabitant ...
Side lii
... Half mourning commences- The ceremony of the twentieth day after burial - Descrip- tion of the dance called Méë too Buggi - Heroic behaviour of two boys at the grave - The late How's fishermen ex- hibit proofs of their affection for the ...
... Half mourning commences- The ceremony of the twentieth day after burial - Descrip- tion of the dance called Méë too Buggi - Heroic behaviour of two boys at the grave - The late How's fishermen ex- hibit proofs of their affection for the ...
Side 11
... half distant from the town , which was situated on the other side of the bay . They succeeded in bringing off 52 packed hides of tallow , 800 gallons of wine in jars , four pigs of copper , and a number of dried hides . The first six ...
... half distant from the town , which was situated on the other side of the bay . They succeeded in bringing off 52 packed hides of tallow , 800 gallons of wine in jars , four pigs of copper , and a number of dried hides . The first six ...
Side 20
... half an hour commenced a close action with her , when she bore up for the lee - shore , and engaged before the wind . At half past four the Port au Prince was close on the lee - shore in four or five fathoms water ; here she lost her ...
... half an hour commenced a close action with her , when she bore up for the lee - shore , and engaged before the wind . At half past four the Port au Prince was close on the lee - shore in four or five fathoms water ; here she lost her ...
Side 37
... half past seven in the afternoon . The com- mand of the vessel now devolved on Mr. Brown , whaling - master , who very much dis- appointed the expectations of the men , by re- fusing to look after the sloop of war ; urging as his reason ...
... half past seven in the afternoon . The com- mand of the vessel now devolved on Mr. Brown , whaling - master , who very much dis- appointed the expectations of the men , by re- fusing to look after the sloop of war ; urging as his reason ...
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accordingly afterwards anchor appeared armed arrived bales of gnatoo bird boat body Bolotoo brought Captain Captain Cook carronades ceremony chiefs and matabooles circumstance club cocoa-nut consecrated Cow Mooala death enemy feet Felletoa fencing Fiji islands Filimóëátoo Finow fono fortress four fytoca garrison gave gods grave ground guns Haano Hamoa hand Hapai islands head hogs immediately island of Tonga killed king king of Tonga large canoe length lest Mariner Mariner's marly mats mean morning natives Neafoo night Nioocalofa occasion orders Paita party plantains Port au Prince Port Jackson present priest prisoners procured remained respect returned revenge sail sent on shore ship shot side soon spears taboo taken Tarky Teoo Cava thing thought tion Toe Oomoo Tonga islands Toobó Toobo Malohi Toobo Neuha Toobo Toa Toogoo Ahoo Tooi Tooitonga took vessel Voona whaling whilst women yams young chief