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Side 37
Mr Marsden has observed that the original clothing of the Sumatrans is the same
with the material found in the South Sea , and which in Europe is usually called
Otaheitan cloth . The chewing of betel , too , has been detected many thousands
...
Mr Marsden has observed that the original clothing of the Sumatrans is the same
with the material found in the South Sea , and which in Europe is usually called
Otaheitan cloth . The chewing of betel , too , has been detected many thousands
...
Side 85
This rite , therefore , was usually followed by what was emphatically called a “
feeding ; " when fifty or sixty hogs , perhaps , and fruit in proportion , were
presented to them , together with rolls of cloth , and every other thing necessary
for their ...
This rite , therefore , was usually followed by what was emphatically called a “
feeding ; " when fifty or sixty hogs , perhaps , and fruit in proportion , were
presented to them , together with rolls of cloth , and every other thing necessary
for their ...
Side 229
screens ; in one there was a bed of white tapa , and the floor was covered with
the same material , coloured and varnished , which bore a great resemblance to
oil - cloth . He was exceedingly struck with the appearance of cleanliness , and ...
screens ; in one there was a bed of white tapa , and the floor was covered with
the same material , coloured and varnished , which bore a great resemblance to
oil - cloth . He was exceedingly struck with the appearance of cleanliness , and ...
Side 231
All the females wore bonnets , and were dressed in white cloth , while the men
used clothes and hats of native manufacture . On the first Lord ' s day , a
congregation of about four thousand assembled , a number much greater than
their church ...
All the females wore bonnets , and were dressed in white cloth , while the men
used clothes and hats of native manufacture . On the first Lord ' s day , a
congregation of about four thousand assembled , a number much greater than
their church ...
Side 250
Immense preparations for the funeral immediately followed ; the people flocking
from all quarters with hogs , fruit , cloth , spears , and clubs . The christian
teachers , in whose vicinity this pageant was set forth , relate that the exhibition
began ...
Immense preparations for the funeral immediately followed ; the people flocking
from all quarters with hogs , fruit , cloth , spears , and clubs . The christian
teachers , in whose vicinity this pageant was set forth , relate that the exhibition
began ...
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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
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 |