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Side 43
The body of the fleet then proceeds eastward , leaving here and there a division
of fifteen or sixteen proas , under the command of an inferior rajah , who is the
only person provided with a compass . After having fished along the shore in that
...
The body of the fleet then proceeds eastward , leaving here and there a division
of fifteen or sixteen proas , under the command of an inferior rajah , who is the
only person provided with a compass . After having fished along the shore in that
...
Side 44
Though they have national appellations in different parts of the Pacific , they are
known , as a body , by the general term Papúah . By the Spaniards , who first
revealed their existence to Europeans , they were called Negritos , and by our
own ...
Though they have national appellations in different parts of the Pacific , they are
known , as a body , by the general term Papúah . By the Spaniards , who first
revealed their existence to Europeans , they were called Negritos , and by our
own ...
Side 82
Like the Circes and Medeas of ancient times , the minister of Polynesian
superstition required some outward means whereby he might reach either the
body or the mind of the person against whom his art was to be practised . As a
vehicle by ...
Like the Circes and Medeas of ancient times , the minister of Polynesian
superstition required some outward means whereby he might reach either the
body or the mind of the person against whom his art was to be practised . As a
vehicle by ...
Side 144
by the unprincipled foreigners who lived on the island , including Peter their
interpreter , to murder the whole body and seize their property . * In a letter
addressed to the Missionary Society , after the departure of their brethren to New
Holland ...
by the unprincipled foreigners who lived on the island , including Peter their
interpreter , to murder the whole body and seize their property . * In a letter
addressed to the Missionary Society , after the departure of their brethren to New
Holland ...
Side 339
The northern one is called by the natives Eaheinamauwee , the southern , Tavai
Poenamoo ; contiguous to which last there is a smaller body of land which has
not yet risen into any consequence . The whole are situated between lat . 34° and
...
The northern one is called by the natives Eaheinamauwee , the southern , Tavai
Poenamoo ; contiguous to which last there is a smaller body of land which has
not yet risen into any consequence . The whole are situated between lat . 34° and
...
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afterwards already appeared arrived arts attended authority body called Captain carried character chiefs christian civilized cloth communicated considerable continued Cook death desire direction discovered divine doubt effect English established European extend faith favourable followed give gospel ground habits hand human hundred important improvement individuals influence inhabitants instruction interesting islands king knowledge known labours land language less live manner means mentioned miles mind mission missionaries natives nature Navigators object observed occasion once origin Otaheite Pacific period persons Polynesian possession present principles produced reason received reference regard religion remain remarks residence respect Sandwich Sandwich Islands savage seemed ship shore side similar Society soon South Sea spirit success supplied teachers thing thousand tion tribes usually vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand
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| Titel | Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New Zealand Bind 33 af Edinburgh cabinet library |
| Forfatter | Michael Russell |
| Udgave | 5 |
| Udgiver | Oliver & Boyd, 1842 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Harvard University |
| Digitaliseret | 14. mar 2008 |
| Længde | 440 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |