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These , they maintain , could neither have been carried thither by the inhabitants ,
nor have originally existed in the situations in which they are now seen , but must
have been deposited by the waters of the ocean when the islands were ...
These , they maintain , could neither have been carried thither by the inhabitants ,
nor have originally existed in the situations in which they are now seen , but must
have been deposited by the waters of the ocean when the islands were ...
Side 147
The Duff was again selected for the objects now stated , and made ready for sea ;
but , when she approached the shores of South America , an enemy hove in sight
, Le Grand Buonaparte , a French privateer , which carried thirty missionaries ...
The Duff was again selected for the objects now stated , and made ready for sea ;
but , when she approached the shores of South America , an enemy hove in sight
, Le Grand Buonaparte , a French privateer , which carried thirty missionaries ...
Side 167
The use of money is but partially introduced , and its relative value little
understood ; hence commerce , to a great extent , must be carried by barter . The
brethren , instead of receiving for the bills they draw on the Society an equivalent
amount ...
The use of money is but partially introduced , and its relative value little
understood ; hence commerce , to a great extent , must be carried by barter . The
brethren , instead of receiving for the bills they draw on the Society an equivalent
amount ...
Side 192
There the men were seen to carry up or down a cliff a cask containing fourteen
gallons of water ; no weight was found ... including a variety of seeds carried , it is
probable , from a great disJournal of the Royal Geographical Society , vol . iii . p .
There the men were seen to carry up or down a cliff a cask containing fourteen
gallons of water ; no weight was found ... including a variety of seeds carried , it is
probable , from a great disJournal of the Royal Geographical Society , vol . iii . p .
Side 207
chief touched at Rapa , and carried thence two natives . ... In the beginning of the
following year , accordingly , two teachers and their wives , with a schoolmaster
and a mechanic , sailed for Rapa ; carrying thither spelling - books , copies of the
...
chief touched at Rapa , and carried thence two natives . ... In the beginning of the
following year , accordingly , two teachers and their wives , with a schoolmaster
and a mechanic , sailed for Rapa ; carrying thither spelling - books , copies of the
...
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already American appear arrived arts attended authority body called Captain carried character chiefs christian civilized communicated considerable continued Cook death desire direction discovered doubt effect English established European extend faith favourable feeling followed give gospel ground habits hand human hundred important improvement increase individuals influence inhabitants instruction interesting islands king knowledge known labours land language less live manner means mentioned mind mission missionaries natives nature Navigators nearly object observed occasion once origin Otaheite Pacific period persons Polynesian possession present principles produced reason received reference regard religion remarks residence respect Sandwich Sandwich Islands savage seemed ship shore similar Society soon South Sea spirit success supplied taken teachers thing thousand tion tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| 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 |