Polynesia: A History of the South Sea Islands, Including New Zealand ; with Narrative of the Introduction of Christianity, & CT. Nelson, 1852 - 486 sider |
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Side 27
... kind of lime mixed with some animal substance . A few miles to the leeward of Turtle Island there was observed a con- siderable reef , over which the sea broke at all points , The coral and no part of it was entirely under water . East ...
... kind of lime mixed with some animal substance . A few miles to the leeward of Turtle Island there was observed a con- siderable reef , over which the sea broke at all points , The coral and no part of it was entirely under water . East ...
Side 40
... kind , unknown in other parts of the world , followed by the Polynesians in common with the Indo - Chinese . Among these may be enumerated the habit of filing and black- ening the teeth , eradicating the hairs of the face and body , and ...
... kind , unknown in other parts of the world , followed by the Polynesians in common with the Indo - Chinese . Among these may be enumerated the habit of filing and black- ening the teeth , eradicating the hairs of the face and body , and ...
Side 76
... kind of medium between the yellow of the Malay and the red of the native American . But it is by no means uniform even among the people of the same island ; and the diversity , as might be expected , is still much greater among the ...
... kind of medium between the yellow of the Malay and the red of the native American . But it is by no means uniform even among the people of the same island ; and the diversity , as might be expected , is still much greater among the ...
Side 96
... kind reception from the simple inmates , who , we are told , had the most perfect easiness of manner , equally free from forward- ness and formality , displaying a sincerity and candour which were quite delightful . When , for instance ...
... kind reception from the simple inmates , who , we are told , had the most perfect easiness of manner , equally free from forward- ness and formality , displaying a sincerity and candour which were quite delightful . When , for instance ...
Side 97
... kind of plantain . " For twenty- three weeks , " he observes , we had been treated with the utmost affection and regard , and which seemed to increase in proportion to our stay . That we were not insensible to their kindness , the ...
... kind of plantain . " For twenty- three weeks , " he observes , we had been treated with the utmost affection and regard , and which seemed to increase in proportion to our stay . That we were not insensible to their kindness , the ...
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afterwards appeared Archipelago areois aries arrived brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies CHAP chiefs christian christian teachers church civilisation civilized Cloth extra Cloth gilt coast cocoa-nut colony converts coral crew death desire divine Eimeo Ellis Erromanga European favourable feet Fijee Foolscap 8vo French Georgian group gilt leaves gospel ground habits heathen Hebrides human hundred idolatry idols influence inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land less Lond Mangaia manner means ment miles mind mission missionaries Mitiaro Morocco murder natives Navigators occasion Otaheite Pacific persons Pitcairn's Island Polynesian Pomare Pomare II Port Jackson possession prayer present priests principal Raiatea Raraka Rarotonga received reef religion religious remarks residence respect Royal 32mo Sandwich Islands savage ship shore sionary Society Islands soon South Sea spirit station superstition Tahiti tion Tonga trees tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand
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Side 474 - Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. 2 for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
Side 431 - And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Side 474 - Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
Side 338 - I was now prompted, by my desire to avoid further hostilities, to get some of them on board, as the only method left of convincing them that we intended them no harm, and had it in our power to contribute to their gratification and convenience.
Side 64 - He, having willed to produce various beings from his own divine substance, first with a thought created the waters, and placed in them a productive seed : that seed became an egg bright as gold, blazing like the luminary with a thousand beams ; and in that egg he was born himself, in the form of Brahma, the great forefather of all spirits.
Side 98 - for twenty-three weeks we had been treated with the utmost affection and regard, and which seemed to increase in proportion to our stay. That we were not insensible to their kindness, the events which followed more than sufficiently prove ; for to the friendly and endearing behaviour of these people, may be ascribed the motives for that •event which effected the ruin of an expedition, that there was every reason to hope would have been completed in the most fortunate manner.
Side 227 - He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire...
Side 275 - at the wisdom of these worshippers of Jehovah, and see how superior they are to us in every respect. Their ships are like floating houses, so that they can traverse the tempest-driven ocean for months with perfect safety, whereas, if a breeze blow upon our canoes, they are in an instant upset, and we sprawling in the sea.
Side 474 - Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shall 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 117 - Mission-house, a distance of half a mile ; and not a single article of clothing was taken from any man belonging to the ship, though they had it in their...