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Side 186
When the subject of settling two teachers in the country was mentioned , he
seemed highly delighted , and declared that they should have a house , and a
share of all he had . When the two brethren , Harris and Crook , landed , he
conducted ...
When the subject of settling two teachers in the country was mentioned , he
seemed highly delighted , and declared that they should have a house , and a
share of all he had . When the two brethren , Harris and Crook , landed , he
conducted ...
Side 221
They had a kind of sandal , made of a grassy substance ingeniously woven ,
which seemed intended to defend their feet against the coral rock . Their beards
were long ; and the inside of their arms , from the shoulder to the elbow , was ...
They had a kind of sandal , made of a grassy substance ingeniously woven ,
which seemed intended to defend their feet against the coral rock . Their beards
were long ; and the inside of their arms , from the shoulder to the elbow , was ...
Side 281
The people of Mallicollo seemed to be quite a different nation from any we had
yet met with , and speak a different language . Of about eighty words which Mr
Forster collected , hardly one bears any affinity to the language spoken at any
other ...
The people of Mallicollo seemed to be quite a different nation from any we had
yet met with , and speak a different language . Of about eighty words which Mr
Forster collected , hardly one bears any affinity to the language spoken at any
other ...
Side 293
We looked in vain for a canoe , or a man on the shore ; and it almost seemed as if
we were off an uninhabited island . The sight of this lovely country deeply
affected me . Formerly these fertile valleys were the abode of a nation who
passed ...
We looked in vain for a canoe , or a man on the shore ; and it almost seemed as if
we were off an uninhabited island . The sight of this lovely country deeply
affected me . Formerly these fertile valleys were the abode of a nation who
passed ...
Side 337
At first they seemed to have no expectation but of instant death at the hands of
their captors . Upon being kindly treated , however , and furnished with clothes ,
they soon laid aside their apprehensions , and even seemed to forget the fate of ...
At first they seemed to have no expectation but of instant death at the hands of
their captors . Upon being kindly treated , however , and furnished with clothes ,
they soon laid aside their apprehensions , and even seemed to forget the fate of ...
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already American appear arrived arts attended authority body called Captain carried character chiefs christian civilized communicated considerable continued Cook death desire direction discovered doubt effect English established European extend faith favourable feeling followed give gospel ground habits hand human hundred important improvement increase individuals influence inhabitants instruction interesting islands king knowledge known labours land language less live manner means mentioned mind mission missionaries natives nature Navigators nearly object observed occasion once origin Otaheite Pacific period persons Polynesian possession present principles produced reason received reference regard religion remarks residence respect Sandwich Sandwich Islands savage seemed ship shore similar Society soon South Sea spirit success supplied taken teachers thing thousand tion tribes 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 |