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the taste of the inhabitants ; to bestow upon them , in short , the habits of civilized
men , as well as the refined sentiments and exalted hopes of true believers . On
no point have the friends of missions differed more than as to the mode in which ...
the taste of the inhabitants ; to bestow upon them , in short , the habits of civilized
men , as well as the refined sentiments and exalted hopes of true believers . On
no point have the friends of missions differed more than as to the mode in which ...
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The success of Tamehameha , whose wisdom was equal to his courage , and
who was known to be desirous of an intercourse with civilized nations , opened
the path to traders of every class , more especially from England and America .
The success of Tamehameha , whose wisdom was equal to his courage , and
who was known to be desirous of an intercourse with civilized nations , opened
the path to traders of every class , more especially from England and America .
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... demeaning themselves with all the propriety and courteousness of civilized
society ; modest and decorous in all their actions ; pure and intelligent in their
conversation ; and surrounded in the furniture and accommodations of their
dwellings ...
... demeaning themselves with all the propriety and courteousness of civilized
society ; modest and decorous in all their actions ; pure and intelligent in their
conversation ; and surrounded in the furniture and accommodations of their
dwellings ...
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Their food is coarse , and their cooking rude to a degree that almost takes from it
the right to be called by the same name with the art which , in a civilized country ,
heightens the enjoyment of the poorest man ' s meal with no inconsiderable ...
Their food is coarse , and their cooking rude to a degree that almost takes from it
the right to be called by the same name with the art which , in a civilized country ,
heightens the enjoyment of the poorest man ' s meal with no inconsiderable ...
Side 427
If , in the neighbourhood of the commercial and literary town of Glasgow , a race
of cannibals has really existed , we may contemplate , in the period of the
Scottish history , the opposite extremes of savage and civilized life . Such
reflections ...
If , in the neighbourhood of the commercial and literary town of Glasgow , a race
of cannibals has really existed , we may contemplate , in the period of the
Scottish history , the opposite extremes of savage and civilized life . Such
reflections ...
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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 |