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His new belief may not be fully comprehended , and its influence on his conduct may be at once imperfect and unsteady ; but , in all respects , he holds it to be incomparably better than that which he has relinquished , more reasonable ...
His new belief may not be fully comprehended , and its influence on his conduct may be at once imperfect and unsteady ; but , in all respects , he holds it to be incomparably better than that which he has relinquished , more reasonable ...
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Not less interesting are the details which illustrate the progress of education among the subjects of Pomare in the Society cluster , and of Rihoriho in the barbarous islands of Owhyhee and Woahoo . Under such influence the power of ...
Not less interesting are the details which illustrate the progress of education among the subjects of Pomare in the Society cluster , and of Rihoriho in the barbarous islands of Owhyhee and Woahoo . Under such influence the power of ...
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... them an increasing limpidity , rendering them beneficial to all the tenants of his new abode ; while the earth by receiving the kindly influence of the atmosphere becomes dry , and has its face soon covered with a lively verdure .
... them an increasing limpidity , rendering them beneficial to all the tenants of his new abode ; while the earth by receiving the kindly influence of the atmosphere becomes dry , and has its face soon covered with a lively verdure .
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The climate , it has been already stated , has all the charms which belong to the fairest scenes of poetical fancy . A mild sky sheds down upon the inhabitants the sweetest influences of the atmosphere ...
The climate , it has been already stated , has all the charms which belong to the fairest scenes of poetical fancy . A mild sky sheds down upon the inhabitants the sweetest influences of the atmosphere ...
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Like all savages they were much addicted to theft , which they seemed to consider in the light of an ingenious . dexterity , rather than as a practice that any one could justly condemn . Influenced by a feeling similar to that which was ...
Like all savages they were much addicted to theft , which they seemed to consider in the light of an ingenious . dexterity , rather than as a practice that any one could justly condemn . Influenced by a feeling similar to that which was ...
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Polynesia: Or, an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Michael Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2020 |
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