An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific OceanC. Ewer, 1820 - 461 sider |
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Side xvi
... parties , who had been eye - witnesses . The narration of events being brought down to the period of Mr. Mariner's fortu- nate escape , the remainder of the work furnishes a more intimate detail of the state of society in regard to rank ...
... parties , who had been eye - witnesses . The narration of events being brought down to the period of Mr. Mariner's fortu- nate escape , the remainder of the work furnishes a more intimate detail of the state of society in regard to rank ...
Side 68
... party of natives , who were lying in wait in a neigh- bouring thicket , rushed out and killed them with their spears . The natives in the canoe pushed off from the shore , and made their es- cape . How necessary it is to know the ...
... party of natives , who were lying in wait in a neigh- bouring thicket , rushed out and killed them with their spears . The natives in the canoe pushed off from the shore , and made their es- cape . How necessary it is to know the ...
Side 70
... party or the other , and rob , plunder , procure canoes , kill the natives , and in short to do any thing that was , according to their notions , active , noble , and glorious . To give an instance of the spirit of these young men ...
... party or the other , and rob , plunder , procure canoes , kill the natives , and in short to do any thing that was , according to their notions , active , noble , and glorious . To give an instance of the spirit of these young men ...
Side 71
William Mariner, John Martin. sometimes joining one party , sometimes another , as caprice , or the hopes of plunder , led them and as many of these islands were not only at war with one another , but also had civil dissensions among ...
William Mariner, John Martin. sometimes joining one party , sometimes another , as caprice , or the hopes of plunder , led them and as many of these islands were not only at war with one another , but also had civil dissensions among ...
Side 72
... party may be weakened and distressed as much as possible . this party or that - old men were seen making 72 TRANSACTIONS AT.
... party may be weakened and distressed as much as possible . this party or that - old men were seen making 72 TRANSACTIONS AT.
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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