An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific OceanC. Ewer, 1820 - 461 sider |
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Side xxv
... never saw employed but as a medicine to prevent corpulency , ardent spirits being adopted as a luxury instead of it . Mr. Mariner , when he was at Wahoo , saw it drunk twice as a luxury , and was told that several of the old men still ...
... never saw employed but as a medicine to prevent corpulency , ardent spirits being adopted as a luxury instead of it . Mr. Mariner , when he was at Wahoo , saw it drunk twice as a luxury , and was told that several of the old men still ...
Side 45
... never again reach England . Among other things she asked him if he had any hand in robbing the church at Hilo ; to which , when he replied jocosely that he only knocked down as many images as he could reach , she predicted that he would ...
... never again reach England . Among other things she asked him if he had any hand in robbing the church at Hilo ; to which , when he replied jocosely that he only knocked down as many images as he could reach , she predicted that he would ...
Side 46
... never again see home ; and that the buckles , which she presented merely as an acknowledgment , would not long be of service to him . He little thought at this time that her predic- tion was destined to be for the most part fulfilled ...
... never again see home ; and that the buckles , which she presented merely as an acknowledgment , would not long be of service to him . He little thought at this time that her predic- tion was destined to be for the most part fulfilled ...
Side 55
... never rig the pumps again , ) William Baker , and James Hoay , taking with them all their clothes . Not much time elapsed before fifteen others took the same step . In the afternoon the remainder of the crew came aft , with a com ...
... never rig the pumps again , ) William Baker , and James Hoay , taking with them all their clothes . Not much time elapsed before fifteen others took the same step . In the afternoon the remainder of the crew came aft , with a com ...
Side 64
... never after- wards made use of . About a week now elapsed , without any material circumstance occurring ; during which time Mr. Mariner , kept , for the most part , within doors , by the advice of Finow , lest he should be injur- ed by ...
... never after- wards made use of . About a week now elapsed , without any material circumstance occurring ; during which time Mr. Mariner , kept , for the most part , within doors , by the advice of Finow , lest he should be injur- ed by ...
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A'lo 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 Felletoa 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 taboo Talo Tangaloa Tarky thing tion Tonga islands Toobó Nuha Toobo Toa Toogoo Ahoo Tooi Tooitonga Vavaoo Veachi warriors whilst women wound yams young chief