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... Mariner runs into the gun - room , and , meeting with the cooper , they
determine to blow up the vessel — Their intention accidentally pre : ented- In the
mean time general massacre upon deck - Mr Mariner and the cooper brought
before the ...
... Mariner runs into the gun - room , and , meeting with the cooper , they
determine to blow up the vessel — Their intention accidentally pre : ented- In the
mean time general massacre upon deck - Mr Mariner and the cooper brought
before the ...
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... as interesting anecdotes . When , however , he is animated into social
converse , he furnishes descriptions that are very interesting and natural . On his
return from the West Indies , after a lapse of a few months , he brought to me
memoranda ...
... as interesting anecdotes . When , however , he is animated into social
converse , he furnishes descriptions that are very interesting and natural . On his
return from the West Indies , after a lapse of a few months , he brought to me
memoranda ...
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About three hours after their arrival on board , the two men in question were seen
on the beach , making signals to be brought off , which being done , they were
seized up , and received a dozen lashes each . Their object was to have gone ...
About three hours after their arrival on board , the two men in question were seen
on the beach , making signals to be brought off , which being done , they were
seized up , and received a dozen lashes each . Their object was to have gone ...
Side 40
They brought specie to the amount of 4000 dollars . After having been
entertained in the cabin till two or three in the morning , becoming anxious to see
the goods , they were accordingly conducted below , and informed that they were
...
They brought specie to the amount of 4000 dollars . After having been
entertained in the cabin till two or three in the morning , becoming anxious to see
the goods , they were accordingly conducted below , and informed that they were
...
Side 42
Next day , the two remaining prisoners were ransomed for 300 dollars ; and an
answer was brought from the governor , stating his determination of defending
the town to the last man . As the place was protected by twenty - two guns , and ...
Next day , the two remaining prisoners were ransomed for 300 dollars ; and an
answer was brought from the governor , stating his determination of defending
the town to the last man . As the place was protected by twenty - two guns , and ...
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An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean ... John Martin,William Mariner Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2018 |
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according accordingly afterwards appeared arms arrived attack better body brought called canoes Captain cause cava ceremony chiefs circumstance club considerable considered death early enemy entered escape express feet fencing Fiji finding Finow fire five fortress four friends gave give given gnatoo gods ground guns half hand Hapai Islands happened head hogs immediately killed king land late latter leave length live manner Mariner matabooles mats mean mind morning natives night occasion orders party person piece plantains Port au Prince prepared present priest proceeded ready received relations remained respect returned sail seated sent ship shore side soon spears taken thing thought tion Tonga Toobó Toobó Nuha Tooi Tooitonga took turned Vavaoo warriors whilst whole wish women yams young
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Side 100 - ... then takes up a club that is placed by him for the purpose, turns it over and regards it attentively; he then looks up earnestly, now to the right, now to the left, and now again at the club; afterwards he looks up again and about him in like manner, and then again fixes his eyes on the club, and so on for several times. At length he suddenly raises the club, and, after a moment's pause, strikes the ground or the adjacent part of the house with considerable force, immediately the god leaves him,...
Side 113 - I ?" and then without stopping for any attempt at an explanation, he impatiently ordered Mr. Mariner to write something else, and thus employed him for three or four hours in putting down the names of different persons, places, and things, and making the other man read them. This afforded extraordinary diversion to Finow, and to all the men and women present, particularly as he now and then whispered a little love anecdote, which was strictly written down and audibly read by the other, not a little...
Side 243 - We will plait thick wreaths of jidle for our heads, and prepare strings of hooni for our necks, that their whiteness may show off the colour of our skins. Mark how the uncultivated spectators are profuse of their applause ! But now the dance is over. Let us remain here to-night, and feast and be cheerful ; and to-morrow we will depart for the Mooa.
Side 309 - Tooitonga, or any of his family), but which, to us, may well appear barbarous in the extreme ; that is to say, the custom of cutting and wounding themselves with clubs, stones, knives, or sharp shells. One at a time, or two or three together, would...
Side 112 - ... within himself; but his thoughts reflected no light upon the subject. At length he sent for Mr. Mariner, and desired him to write down something: the latter asked what he would choose to have written; he replied, put down me: he accordingly wrote "Feenow...
Side 243 - ... land productive of weeds, and opened untimely graves for departed heroes! Our chiefs can now no longer enjoy the sweet pleasure of wandering alone by moonlight in search of their mistresses: but let us banish sorrow from our hearts: since we are at war, we must think and act like the natives of Fiji, who first taught us this destructive art. Let us therefore enjoy the present time, for to-morrow perhaps or the next day we may die.
Side 60 - Mariner's sight, on coming upon deck, was enough to thrill the stoutest heart : there sat upon the companion a short squab naked figure, of about fifty years of age. with a seaman's jacket, soaked with blood, thrown over one shoulder, on the other rested his ironwood club, spattered with blood and brains...
Side 214 - ... The nature of this cavern will be better understood if we imagine a hollow rock rising sixty feet or more above the surface of the water, into the cavity of which there is no known entrance but one, and that is...
Side 327 - Oh, that the gods would make me king of England! There is not an island in the whole world, however small, but what I would then subject to my power. The king of England does not deserve the dominion he enjoys; possessed of so many great ships, why does he suffer such petty islands as those of Tonga continually to insult his people with acts of treachery? Where I he, would I send tamely to ask for yams and pigs?
Side 242 - ... recitative by either sex; and in the Tonga language has neither rhymes nor regular measure, although some of their songs have both. It is perhaps a curious circumstance that love and war seldom form the subjects of their songs, but mostly scenery and moral reflections.
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, Bind 1 An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, William Mariner Bind 13 af Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications in the various departments of literature, science, & the arts Constable's miscellany, v.13-14 |
| Forfatter | William Mariner |
| Redaktør | John Martin |
| kompileret af | John Martin |
| Udgave | 3 |
| Udgiver | Constable and Company, 1827 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Michigan |
| Digitaliseret | 15. aug 2006 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |