Polynesia: or an historical account of the principal Islands in the South-Sea, including New Zealand: With a Map and VignetteOliver & Boyd, 1842 |
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... mind . It was not , however , till a later period that any plan was matured for conveying thither the knowledge of true religion and the elements of social improvement . Mercantile speculation had , indeed , been invited to the shores ...
... mind . It was not , however , till a later period that any plan was matured for conveying thither the knowledge of true religion and the elements of social improvement . Mercantile speculation had , indeed , been invited to the shores ...
Side 15
... Mind - Statements by Kotzebue , Lord Byron , and Captain Beechey - Funeral of the King and Queen - Laws recommended by Lord Byron - State of So- ciety described - Great Good accomplished by Missionaries— Stewart's Journal - Vast ...
... Mind - Statements by Kotzebue , Lord Byron , and Captain Beechey - Funeral of the King and Queen - Laws recommended by Lord Byron - State of So- ciety described - Great Good accomplished by Missionaries— Stewart's Journal - Vast ...
Side 18
... mind of man , even in his rudest state , and when still surrounded by the strongest inducements to evil . The rapid improvement which , in the Sandwich , the Friendly , and the Society Islands , has followed the labours of missionary ...
... mind of man , even in his rudest state , and when still surrounded by the strongest inducements to evil . The rapid improvement which , in the Sandwich , the Friendly , and the Society Islands , has followed the labours of missionary ...
Side 19
... mind has not been exerted to improve or direct their energies , the result is unsatisfactory ; often offensive to the eye and disappointing to the hopes . Wherever the human being , the lord of this portion of creation , has neglected ...
... mind has not been exerted to improve or direct their energies , the result is unsatisfactory ; often offensive to the eye and disappointing to the hopes . Wherever the human being , the lord of this portion of creation , has neglected ...
Side 62
... minds and bodies of his subjects entirely under his control . The introduction of Christianity has indeed effected an extensive and most beneficial change in the political opinions , the manners , and belief of the natives ; but before ...
... minds and bodies of his subjects entirely under his control . The introduction of Christianity has indeed effected an extensive and most beneficial change in the political opinions , the manners , and belief of the natives ; but before ...
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