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Side xi
... and ceremony of interment - Ceremonies after burial - Respect paid by per .
sons in passing the grave The prince's intimation to Voona that he should exile
himself — The prince receives authority as How at a cava party – His noble
speech ...
... and ceremony of interment - Ceremonies after burial - Respect paid by per .
sons in passing the grave The prince's intimation to Voona that he should exile
himself — The prince receives authority as How at a cava party – His noble
speech ...
Side xi
Ceremony of Finow's burial - Grief of his widows Self inflictions of the
mourners_Funeral procession to Felletoa -- The policy of the Prince - Description
of the grave , and ceremony of interment -Ceremonies after burial - Respect paid
by ...
Ceremony of Finow's burial - Grief of his widows Self inflictions of the
mourners_Funeral procession to Felletoa -- The policy of the Prince - Description
of the grave , and ceremony of interment -Ceremonies after burial - Respect paid
by ...
Side xxiv
The advantages he had acquired from Mr Mitchel's instructions were not
inconsiderable , in respect of bis age . Besides the commun acquisitions of
reading , writing , and arithmetic , he had made much progress in the knowledge
of history ...
The advantages he had acquired from Mr Mitchel's instructions were not
inconsiderable , in respect of bis age . Besides the commun acquisitions of
reading , writing , and arithmetic , he had made much progress in the knowledge
of history ...
Side xxxi
... the missionaries had been to instruct them in the religion of the white people .
They had thought that the latter came to live among them merely from choice , as
liking the climate better than their own . had learnt in this respect from sinking for
...
... the missionaries had been to instruct them in the religion of the white people .
They had thought that the latter came to live among them merely from choice , as
liking the climate better than their own . had learnt in this respect from sinking for
...
Side xxxii
had learnt in this respect from sinking for ever in . to oblivion . In order that no
opportunity might be lost of securing greater accuracy to the following pages ,
besides Jeremiah Higgins , * I sought out those of Mr Mariner's companions
belonging ...
had learnt in this respect from sinking for ever in . to oblivion . In order that no
opportunity might be lost of securing greater accuracy to the following pages ,
besides Jeremiah Higgins , * I sought out those of Mr Mariner's companions
belonging ...
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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.
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| 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 |