Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
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Side 34
... authority of La Perouse , that westerly winds are as frequent as those from the eastward , in a zone of not less than seven or eight degrees on each side of the equator ; and , moreover , that in those regions they are so variable as to ...
... authority of La Perouse , that westerly winds are as frequent as those from the eastward , in a zone of not less than seven or eight degrees on each side of the equator ; and , moreover , that in those regions they are so variable as to ...
Side 36
... authority , we can distinctly trace to an Asiatic province . It is not , indeed , regarded in the South Sea as a religious ceremony , but perpetuated merely as an ancient custom of which no account can be given , and for the use of ...
... authority , we can distinctly trace to an Asiatic province . It is not , indeed , regarded in the South Sea as a religious ceremony , but perpetuated merely as an ancient custom of which no account can be given , and for the use of ...
Side 43
... authority , that the northern coast of New Hol- land has been known to the Malays many years ; and a fleet , to the number of 200 proas , annually leaves Ma- cassar for the fishery there . It sails in January , during the westerly ...
... authority , that the northern coast of New Hol- land has been known to the Malays many years ; and a fleet , to the number of 200 proas , annually leaves Ma- cassar for the fishery there . It sails in January , during the westerly ...
Side 50
... authority , and were often appealed to for the purpose of determining any disputed point in their annals . It is added , that the fidelity of public re- citals , viewed as the standard of historical truth , was not unfrequently ...
... authority , and were often appealed to for the purpose of determining any disputed point in their annals . It is added , that the fidelity of public re- citals , viewed as the standard of historical truth , was not unfrequently ...
Side 51
... authority was wont to be closely connected with the national religion ; the idols and the monarch were understood to divide between them the fealty of mankind . The prince even , on cer- tain occasions , represented the divinity ...
... authority was wont to be closely connected with the national religion ; the idols and the monarch were understood to divide between them the fealty of mankind . The prince even , on cer- tain occasions , represented the divinity ...
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afterwards appear Archipelago areois arts attended authority Bay of Islands brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies chiefs christian church civilisation civilized cloth coast colony commander coral death desire discovered divine Eimeo Ellis English Erromango established European faith favourable Fijee Georgian group gods gospel habits heathen hence human hundred idolatry idols improvement inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land language less Lond Lord Byron manifest manner means ment miles mind mission Mitiaro murder nation natives nature Navigators object observed occasion ocean origin Otaheitan Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean period persons Pitcairn's Island Polynesian Pomare Port Jackson possession prayer present principles Raiatea Rarotonga received regard 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