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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Side xiv
... persons , appear more cu rious than useful ; and how far such a view of the subject may be correct , every reader will judge for himself ; to me it appears almost as great a deficiency in the history of a nation to overlook the ...
... persons , appear more cu rious than useful ; and how far such a view of the subject may be correct , every reader will judge for himself ; to me it appears almost as great a deficiency in the history of a nation to overlook the ...
Side xxiii
... person . His love of adventure has changed into a sedateness of character and disposition to rest and quiet , which may easily be conceived to arise from disappointments , and unex- pected hardships and dangers , experi- enced at too ...
... person . His love of adventure has changed into a sedateness of character and disposition to rest and quiet , which may easily be conceived to arise from disappointments , and unex- pected hardships and dangers , experi- enced at too ...
Side l
... person who first discovered the cavern - Description of the sport of shoot- ing rats - Popular tale of the origin of the Tonga islands -Finow's return to Vavaoo - General fono , and seizure of several chiefs - Stratagem used to secure ...
... person who first discovered the cavern - Description of the sport of shoot- ing rats - Popular tale of the origin of the Tonga islands -Finow's return to Vavaoo - General fono , and seizure of several chiefs - Stratagem used to secure ...
Side lii
... persons passing the grave - The prince's intimation to Voona that he should exile himself — The prince receives authority as How at a cava party - His noble speech on this occasion - Farther exhortations to his chiefs and matabooles ...
... persons passing the grave - The prince's intimation to Voona that he should exile himself — The prince receives authority as How at a cava party - His noble speech on this occasion - Farther exhortations to his chiefs and matabooles ...
Side lvii
... persons - Defence of hereditary rights , and love of country - Instances of the principle of honour : instances of the contrary : remarks : conclusions -Their liberal opinions of one another , and of European nations , with references ...
... persons - Defence of hereditary rights , and love of country - Instances of the principle of honour : instances of the contrary : remarks : conclusions -Their liberal opinions of one another , and of European nations , with references ...
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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