Polynesia: Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 440 sider |
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Side 19
... hand of man , the finest scenes of nature are imperfect . Even under the most propitious climates , and with the richest mould , if mind has not been exerted to improve or direct their energies , the result is unsatisfactory ; often ...
... hand of man , the finest scenes of nature are imperfect . Even under the most propitious climates , and with the richest mould , if mind has not been exerted to improve or direct their energies , the result is unsatisfactory ; often ...
Side 25
... hand of na- ture . Forster , whose experience gives some weight to his opinions on this subject , was inclined to believe that the little creatures actually form the matter which com- poses the coral masses , and consequently that , by ...
... hand of na- ture . Forster , whose experience gives some weight to his opinions on this subject , was inclined to believe that the little creatures actually form the matter which com- poses the coral masses , and consequently that , by ...
Side 34
... hand , the Malays have long been dis- tinguished for their enterprise as a nautical people , as well as for their adventures in distant commerce . During several ages , they have had a fishery on the northern coast of New Holland ...
... hand , the Malays have long been dis- tinguished for their enterprise as a nautical people , as well as for their adventures in distant commerce . During several ages , they have had a fishery on the northern coast of New Holland ...
Side 48
... hand of time or the more violent attacks of the inhabitants , that their original shape can scarcely be determined . The early narratives represent them as being dispersed generally over the whole island ; though when Cook touched there ...
... hand of time or the more violent attacks of the inhabitants , that their original shape can scarcely be determined . The early narratives represent them as being dispersed generally over the whole island ; though when Cook touched there ...
Side 57
... hand it down uncontaminated to their offspring . With this view , whenever a matrimo- nial connexion takes place between one of them and an individual of inferior rank , the children are destroyed . Though the king succeeds to his ...
... hand it down uncontaminated to their offspring . With this view , whenever a matrimo- nial connexion takes place between one of them and an individual of inferior rank , the children are destroyed . Though the king succeeds to his ...
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afterwards appear Archipelago areois attended authority Bay of Islands brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies chiefs christian church Church Missionary Society civilisation civilized cloth coast colony commander coral death desire discovered divine doubt Eimeo Ellis English Erromango established European faith favourable Fijee Georgian group gods gospel ground habits heathen hence human hundred idolatry idols improvement influence inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land language less Lond Lord Byron manifest manner means ment miles mind mission Missionary Society Mitiaro nation natives Navigators object observed occasion ocean origin Otaheitan Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean persons Pitcairn's Island Pomare Port Jackson possession prayer present principles Raiatea Rarotonga received religion religious remarks residence respect sacred Sandwich Islands savage ship shore Society Islands soon South Sea spirit station superstition supplied teachers thousand tion Tonga tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand