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They are extremely curious and inquisitive ; and , compared with those of the
western islands , they may be said to display considerable ingenuity and
mechanical invention . Unacquainted as they were with the use of letters , it need
not be ...
They are extremely curious and inquisitive ; and , compared with those of the
western islands , they may be said to display considerable ingenuity and
mechanical invention . Unacquainted as they were with the use of letters , it need
not be ...
Side 224
Being about fifteen miles in circumference , it is capable of maintaining a
considerable population ; but , a short time before it became known to our
countrymen , the inhabitants had been attacked by an enemy , and their numbers
reduced to ...
Being about fifteen miles in circumference , it is capable of maintaining a
considerable population ; but , a short time before it became known to our
countrymen , the inhabitants had been attacked by an enemy , and their numbers
reduced to ...
Side 283
In the days of Quiros , the inhabitants were more fierce and warlike than they
were found by our countryman towards the close of last century ; and in several
encounters which took place , though the Spaniards were victorious ,
considerable ...
In the days of Quiros , the inhabitants were more fierce and warlike than they
were found by our countryman towards the close of last century ; and in several
encounters which took place , though the Spaniards were victorious ,
considerable ...
Side 334
worship have ingrafted themselves on the habits of the people at large , it is not
uncommon to witness a considerable ebb and flow in the popular mind in regard
as well to doctrine as to ceremonies . Such persons as have carefully marked the
...
worship have ingrafted themselves on the habits of the people at large , it is not
uncommon to witness a considerable ebb and flow in the popular mind in regard
as well to doctrine as to ceremonies . Such persons as have carefully marked the
...
Side 397
The Georgian Islands , in the year 1838 , appear to have been exposed to
considerable alarm by the attempt to establish by force a Roman Catholic
mission in Otaheite . Two priests who had landed were compelled to re - embark
by the ...
The Georgian Islands , in the year 1838 , appear to have been exposed to
considerable alarm by the attempt to establish by force a Roman Catholic
mission in Otaheite . Two priests who had landed were compelled to re - embark
by the ...
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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 |