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 |
Fra bogen
Resultater 1-5 af 42
Side xxi
... possessed with the strongest desire to accompany him . Captain Duck offered him the greatest en- couragements , and the consent of his father being obtained , he took him on board in a few days , under his immediate protec- tion . The ...
... possessed with the strongest desire to accompany him . Captain Duck offered him the greatest en- couragements , and the consent of his father being obtained , he took him on board in a few days , under his immediate protec- tion . The ...
Side xxv
... possession . As a retentive memory was a quality particularly essen- tial to Mr. Mariner , under the circum- stances in which he was placed , it is worth mentioning , that even when I became first aequainted with him , he was able to ...
... possession . As a retentive memory was a quality particularly essen- tial to Mr. Mariner , under the circum- stances in which he was placed , it is worth mentioning , that even when I became first aequainted with him , he was able to ...
Side xl
... give up his domi- nions to his uncle , and accompany Mr. Mariner to England , -a sufficient proof that the latter possessed those qualities of mind calculated to inspire a high degree of confidence and xl INTRODUCTION .
... give up his domi- nions to his uncle , and accompany Mr. Mariner to England , -a sufficient proof that the latter possessed those qualities of mind calculated to inspire a high degree of confidence and xl INTRODUCTION .
Side 16
... possession of it . In one house they witnessed a scene suffi- ciently ludicrous , viz . the commandant of the town , and a fat friar , so drunk that they could not stand , who , of course , they secured without much trouble , with a ...
... possession of it . In one house they witnessed a scene suffi- ciently ludicrous , viz . the commandant of the town , and a fat friar , so drunk that they could not stand , who , of course , they secured without much trouble , with a ...
Side 32
... six miles from the batteries . One boat was immediately dis- patched to the Port au Prince , to inform her of the circumstance , whilst the two remaining boats proceeded to take possession of her . At noon 32 VOYAGE OF THE PORT AU PRINCE .
... six miles from the batteries . One boat was immediately dis- patched to the Port au Prince , to inform her of the circumstance , whilst the two remaining boats proceeded to take possession of her . At noon 32 VOYAGE OF THE PORT AU PRINCE .
Andre udgaver - Se alle
Almindelige termer og sætninger
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