An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific OceanC. Ewer, 1820 - 461 sider |
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Side xvi
... rank and professions ; their religious and political government ; the names and attributes of their principal gods ; their notions of the human soul , and of a future state of existence ; an investigation of their moral princi- ples ...
... rank and professions ; their religious and political government ; the names and attributes of their principal gods ; their notions of the human soul , and of a future state of existence ; an investigation of their moral princi- ples ...
Side xxi
... ranks to have white people to reside with them . " The king very strongly solicited Mr. Mariner to remain with him and be his secretary . P. 140. The author , in this page , speaks of the narrow - mind- ed principle of the white ...
... ranks to have white people to reside with them . " The king very strongly solicited Mr. Mariner to remain with him and be his secretary . P. 140. The author , in this page , speaks of the narrow - mind- ed principle of the white ...
Side 89
... they give to their paradise , and is supposed to be an island to the north - westward . + The souls of deceased nobles become gods of the second rank in Bo- lotoo . M as being judged more suitable to their views ; a THE TONGA ISLANDS . 89.
... they give to their paradise , and is supposed to be an island to the north - westward . + The souls of deceased nobles become gods of the second rank in Bo- lotoo . M as being judged more suitable to their views ; a THE TONGA ISLANDS . 89.
Side 99
... , that is descended from a god ; he is , however , inferior to Tooitonga , but higher in rank , than the king : as will be described hereafter . silent consent . The hogs were disposed of in like THE TONGA ISLANDS . 99.
... , that is descended from a god ; he is , however , inferior to Tooitonga , but higher in rank , than the king : as will be described hereafter . silent consent . The hogs were disposed of in like THE TONGA ISLANDS . 99.
Side 100
... rank , and these again to their dependants , till every man in the island gets at least a mouthful of pork and yam . The ceremony now concluded with dancing , wrestling , & c . after which every person present having secured his portion ...
... rank , and these again to their dependants , till every man in the island gets at least a mouthful of pork and yam . The ceremony now concluded with dancing , wrestling , & c . after which every person present having secured his portion ...
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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