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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 ...
Side 7
It has not been thought expedient to enter very deeply into the question which respects the origin of the Polynesian tribes , and the source whence their languages have bee ived . On this subject , the reader will find much interesting ...
It has not been thought expedient to enter very deeply into the question which respects the origin of the Polynesian tribes , and the source whence their languages have bee ived . On this subject , the reader will find much interesting ...
Side 9
... when , in a separate work on Australasia , will be given , by a distinguished naturalist , a complete and systematic view of the subject as it respects the whole of the inhabited lands in the bosom of the South Sea .
... when , in a separate work on Australasia , will be given , by a distinguished naturalist , a complete and systematic view of the subject as it respects the whole of the inhabited lands in the bosom of the South Sea .
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The next question which naturally presents itself to the consideration of a philosophical inquirer is that which respects the origin and character of the inhabitants of the South Sea Islands . In the first place , it is clearly ...
The next question which naturally presents itself to the consideration of a philosophical inquirer is that which respects the origin and character of the inhabitants of the South Sea Islands . In the first place , it is clearly ...
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He adverts , likewise , to the proofs already adduced , arising from the similarity of the caste of India and the taboo of the South Sea Islands ; the sameness of the opinions which prevail respecting women , and the treatment they ...
He adverts , likewise , to the proofs already adduced , arising from the similarity of the caste of India and the taboo of the South Sea Islands ; the sameness of the opinions which prevail respecting women , and the treatment they ...
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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 |