An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific OceanC. Ewer, 1820 - 461 sider |
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Side 53
... yams , as a present to the ship's company with them came a native of Owhyee , who spoke a little English , which he had formerly learned on board an American ship , that had taken him from the Sandwich islands to Manilia , and thence ...
... yams , as a present to the ship's company with them came a native of Owhyee , who spoke a little English , which he had formerly learned on board an American ship , that had taken him from the Sandwich islands to Manilia , and thence ...
Side 61
... yam ; but being somehow prejudiced against the pork , lest it should be human flesh , he did not taste it , but ate heartily of the yam , not having tasted any thing since breakfast the preceding day . On getting up the next morning ...
... yam ; but being somehow prejudiced against the pork , lest it should be human flesh , he did not taste it , but ate heartily of the yam , not having tasted any thing since breakfast the preceding day . On getting up the next morning ...
Side 70
... yams , cloth , mats , & c . and working their way up into the place , emptied it of every thing it contained ; not that they wanted these things , for they were all independent chiefs , but thus they acted solely for their amusement ...
... yams , cloth , mats , & c . and working their way up into the place , emptied it of every thing it contained ; not that they wanted these things , for they were all independent chiefs , but thus they acted solely for their amusement ...
Side 72
... yams ; they then retired . This served as a plausible reason for their being that night in the neighbour- hood of the king's residence . About midnight they again repaired to his house with their followers , whom they placed around it ...
... yams ; they then retired . This served as a plausible reason for their being that night in the neighbour- hood of the king's residence . About midnight they again repaired to his house with their followers , whom they placed around it ...
Side 86
... yams and plantains that they found roasting along with the bodies of the dead in the general conflagration at Nioocalofa . They remained several days at this island , during which time several canoes were sent to an uninhabited part of ...
... yams and plantains that they found roasting along with the bodies of the dead in the general conflagration at Nioocalofa . They remained several days at this island , during which time several canoes were sent to an uninhabited part of ...
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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