An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language, Bind 2 |
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Side 224
On turning to Leviticus , Chap . xx . verse 28 , we find this command , “ Ye shall
not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead , nor print any marks upon you . ”
The above - mentioned five ceremonies are common at all burials , and are ...
On turning to Leviticus , Chap . xx . verse 28 , we find this command , “ Ye shall
not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead , nor print any marks upon you . ”
The above - mentioned five ceremonies are common at all burials , and are ...
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a'loo according animal appear become body called canoe cava ceremony character chief circle clubs cocoa-nut coming consequence considered consists Cook dance death expressed female Fiji Finow four frequently Fu'cca Fúcca give given gods gooa ground hand happened head hold instances islands kind king land language latter least leaves live look manner Mariner mark matabooles mats means mind natives nature never noble noun occasion operation particular party performed perhaps person piece plantain plural present priest pronoun proper rank remain respect sense ship side sometimes sort superior supposed Ta'i tense thing third tion Tonga Tooitonga tree turn Vavaoo verb whole wish woman women wound yams young
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Side 225 - Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the LORD.
Side 311 - ... sort ; to counteract which, a person kept striking quickly, and with two sticks, a piece of the same substance, split, and laid along the ground, and, by that means, furnishing a tone as acute as those produced by the others were grave. The rest of the band, as well as those who performed upon the bamboos, sung a...
Side 180 - ... authority in all domestic matters, and no woman entertains the least idea of rebelling against that authority ; and if she should, even her own relations would not take her part, unless the conduct of her husband were undoubtedly cruel. That the men are also capable of much paternal affection, Mr.
Side 138 - If an animal or a plant die, its soul immediately goes to Bolotoo; if a stone or any other substance is broken, immortality is equally its reward; nay, artificial bodies have equal good luck with men, and hogs, and yams. If an axe or a chisel is worn out or broken up, away flies its soul for the service of the gods.
Side 327 - ... antagonist, or else have done so before they enter. This, I imagine, they do, to prevent a dislocation of the hand or fingers. Their blows are directed chiefly to the head ; but sometimes to the sides ; and are dealt out with great activity. They shift sides, and box equally well with both hands. But one of their favourite and most dexterous blows, is, to turn round on their heel, just as they have struck their antagonist, and to give him another very smart one with the other hand backward. The...
Side 312 - ... their fingers, repeating some words in conjunction with the chorus. Toward the end, as the quickness of the music increased, their gestures and attitudes were varied with wonderful vigour and dexterity ; and some of their motions, perhaps, would, with us, be reckoned rather indecent.
Side 308 - ... other females from entering the lists. They seemed to be girls of spirit, and would certainly have given each other a good drubbing, if two old women had not interposed to part them. All these combats were exhibited in the midst of at least three thousand people; and were conducted with the greatest good humour on all sides, though some of the champions, women as well as men, received blows, which, doubtless, they must have felt for some time after.
Side 321 - ... before it. The back rank closed before the front one, and that again resumed its place, as in the two former dances; but then they began again, formed a triple row, divided, retreated to each end of the area, and left the greatest part of the ground clear. At this instant two men entered very hastily, and exercised the clubs which they use in battle.
Side 265 - ... unusual in this man's particular case : his leg was not bitten off, but the flesh was almost completely torn away from about five inches below the knee down to the foot, leaving the tibia and fibula greatly exposed, and the foot much mangled : he was one of those who chose to perform his own operations ; with persevering industry, therefore, he sawed nearly through the two bones with a shell, renewing his tedious and painful task every day till he had nearly accomplished it, and then completed...
Side 332 - Cook saw (the mie low folia) is perhaps the only one which can be considered of Tonga invention, and is the only one accompanied throughout with Tonga songs...
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| Titel | An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language, Bind 2 Bind 2 af An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean: With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language. Compiled and Arranged from the Extensive Communications of Mr. William Mariner, Several Years Resident in Those Islands, William Mariner An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language, William Mariner |
| Forfatter | William Mariner |
| Redaktør | John Martin |
| Udgiver | Author, and sold, 1817 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Oxford University |
| Digitaliseret | 27. sep 2007 |
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