An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific OceanC. Ewer, 1820 - 461 sider |
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Side 73
... warriors were already on their march towards Hihifo . † Their equally brave and determined opponents met * King . + The following description of the battle is expressed in a style of language that may be thought not very consistent with ...
... warriors were already on their march towards Hihifo . † Their equally brave and determined opponents met * King . + The following description of the battle is expressed in a style of language that may be thought not very consistent with ...
Side 74
... warriors began the battle by rushing forward on a party of the enemy . Immediately the contest became general , with ... warrior's death , he rushed with an exulting spirit into the thickest of the battle , and fell , pierced with spears ...
... warriors began the battle by rushing forward on a party of the enemy . Immediately the contest became general , with ... warrior's death , he rushed with an exulting spirit into the thickest of the battle , and fell , pierced with spears ...
Side 80
... warrior of note ran singly close up to Finow , and striking his club violently on the ground , cried out " this is the club for , " mentioning the name of some individual ene- my whom he meant particularly to seek out and engage ...
... warrior of note ran singly close up to Finow , and striking his club violently on the ground , cried out " this is the club for , " mentioning the name of some individual ene- my whom he meant particularly to seek out and engage ...
Side 85
... was not yet the complete warrior ; or he thought , perhaps , that , having such powerful weapons in his possession , he could reduce the island at any future time . Pángaimótoo is not more than three - quarters of a THE TONGA ISLANDS . 85.
... was not yet the complete warrior ; or he thought , perhaps , that , having such powerful weapons in his possession , he could reduce the island at any future time . Pángaimótoo is not more than three - quarters of a THE TONGA ISLANDS . 85.
Side 98
... warriors , and those who prided themselves in their strength , then got up singly , and endeavoured in turns to carry off the largest hog when one failed , another tried ; then a third , and so on , till every one that chose had made a ...
... warriors , and those who prided themselves in their strength , then got up singly , and endeavoured in turns to carry off the largest hog when one failed , another tried ; then a third , and so on , till every one that chose had made a ...
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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