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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... tion has every where made itself felt in a greater or less degree , combined with the principles of that divine faith which , while it elevates the standard of morality and taste , directs the thoughts of the convert to his eternal ...
... tion has every where made itself felt in a greater or less degree , combined with the principles of that divine faith which , while it elevates the standard of morality and taste , directs the thoughts of the convert to his eternal ...
Side 15
... tion - New Zealand Company's Establishment at Port Nichol- son - Great Immigration - Obstacles opposed by Government -Sovereignty of the Queen proclaimed - Charter granted to the Company - New Settlement called Nelson - Town of Auckland ...
... tion - New Zealand Company's Establishment at Port Nichol- son - Great Immigration - Obstacles opposed by Government -Sovereignty of the Queen proclaimed - Charter granted to the Company - New Settlement called Nelson - Town of Auckland ...
Side 20
... tion as we find it described by the early navigators . The neat cottages which now display their white walls through the beautiful shrubberies wherewith they are surrounded ; the ornamented gardens formed by the missionaries , who have ...
... tion as we find it described by the early navigators . The neat cottages which now display their white walls through the beautiful shrubberies wherewith they are surrounded ; the ornamented gardens formed by the missionaries , who have ...
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... tion of mineral springs ; for , in volcanic countries , these are known to issue in considerable abundance at the bottom of the ocean . Examples occur even in the Me- diterranean , where they sometimes cause the sea at great depths to ...
... tion of mineral springs ; for , in volcanic countries , these are known to issue in considerable abundance at the bottom of the ocean . Examples occur even in the Me- diterranean , where they sometimes cause the sea at great depths to ...
Side 33
... tion to his opinion from the singular circumstance that the names of places in the interior of South America are very similar to those of the Philippines . A great many other words , it is added , are either actually of Malayan ...
... tion to his opinion from the singular circumstance that the names of places in the interior of South America are very similar to those of the Philippines . A great many other words , it is added , are either actually of Malayan ...
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