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Side 8
... their notions of a future state , their arts of sorcery and divination , their mode of carrying on war , and , more especially , the atrocities of human sacrifice with which their battles were wont to be preceded and followed .
... their notions of a future state , their arts of sorcery and divination , their mode of carrying on war , and , more especially , the atrocities of human sacrifice with which their battles were wont to be preceded and followed .
Side 34
... they resort annually with a large fleet ; and , in such circumstances , it is extremely probable that chance , or the indulgence of a natural curiosity , would carry some of them to the New Hebrides or even the Friendly Islands .
... they resort annually with a large fleet ; and , in such circumstances , it is extremely probable that chance , or the indulgence of a natural curiosity , would carry some of them to the New Hebrides or even the Friendly Islands .
Side 40
... carrying a number of sharppointed stakes to fasten in the ground for the purpose of impeding the pursuit of an enemy . Even the custom of tattooing the limbs , although not observed among the Malays , nor any of the civilized tribes ...
... carrying a number of sharppointed stakes to fasten in the ground for the purpose of impeding the pursuit of an enemy . Even the custom of tattooing the limbs , although not observed among the Malays , nor any of the civilized tribes ...
Side 43
It sails in January , during the westerly monsoon , and coasts from island to island till it reaches the north - eastern shore of Timor , when it steers east and south south - east , which courses carry them to the coast of New Holland ...
It sails in January , during the westerly monsoon , and coasts from island to island till it reaches the north - eastern shore of Timor , when it steers east and south south - east , which courses carry them to the coast of New Holland ...
Side 50
It is added , that the fidelity of public recitals , viewed as the standard of historical truth , was not unfrequently questioned by the orators or chroniclers of two opposite parties ; and the disputes which followed were carried on ...
It is added , that the fidelity of public recitals , viewed as the standard of historical truth , was not unfrequently questioned by the orators or chroniclers of two opposite parties ; and the disputes which followed were carried on ...
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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 |