An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific OceanC. Ewer, 1820 - 461 sider |
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Side xiv
... circumstances which first gave rise to it , and the authority under which it has been conducted . In the year 1811 , I accidentally heard that Mr. William Mariner , the bearer of a letter from the East Indies to one of my connexions in ...
... circumstances which first gave rise to it , and the authority under which it has been conducted . In the year 1811 , I accidentally heard that Mr. William Mariner , the bearer of a letter from the East Indies to one of my connexions in ...
Side xv
... circumstances called him away to the West - Indies : on his return he brought me memoranda of the principal events at ... circumstance or observation that could in the smallest degree affect the truth of the subject under considera- tion ...
... circumstances called him away to the West - Indies : on his return he brought me memoranda of the principal events at ... circumstance or observation that could in the smallest degree affect the truth of the subject under considera- tion ...
Side xviii
... circumstances which laid the groundwork for future and more ex- traordinary events . With respect to his character , I may from good authority give some account of him while yet at school . At this * Of nearly 500 tons , 96 men , and ...
... circumstances which laid the groundwork for future and more ex- traordinary events . With respect to his character , I may from good authority give some account of him while yet at school . At this * Of nearly 500 tons , 96 men , and ...
Side xix
... circumstances much more inclined to speak of the events of his life as common occur . rences than as interesting anecdotes , which happens no doubt from his early , frequent , and familiar intimacy with unusual situations ; when ...
... circumstances much more inclined to speak of the events of his life as common occur . rences than as interesting anecdotes , which happens no doubt from his early , frequent , and familiar intimacy with unusual situations ; when ...
Side xx
... circumstances in which he was placed , it is worth mentioning , that even when I became first ac- quainted with him he was able to read and translate French with considerable ease and fluency , although he had scarcely seen a French ...
... circumstances in which he was placed , it is worth mentioning , that even when I became first ac- quainted with him he was able to read and translate French with considerable ease and fluency , although he had scarcely seen a French ...
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