Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
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Side 25
... afterwards enlarged and raised above the surface of the ocean by the accumulation of light substances drifted to them by the action of the It is , however , very remarkable , that among the islands so constituted , some are almost level ...
... afterwards enlarged and raised above the surface of the ocean by the accumulation of light substances drifted to them by the action of the It is , however , very remarkable , that among the islands so constituted , some are almost level ...
Side 31
... some subsequent era , the settlers on the American coast were driven by the trade - winds to the Sandwich group , whence they afterwards proceeded to others southward of the line , are AND SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF THEIR INHABITANTS . 31.
... some subsequent era , the settlers on the American coast were driven by the trade - winds to the Sandwich group , whence they afterwards proceeded to others southward of the line , are AND SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF THEIR INHABITANTS . 31.
Side 32
Michael Russell. afterwards proceeded to others southward of the line , are questions which cannot be determined with any degree of certainty . Nor is it more easy to decide whether those of them who , in the course of time , had ...
Michael Russell. afterwards proceeded to others southward of the line , are questions which cannot be determined with any degree of certainty . Nor is it more easy to decide whether those of them who , in the course of time , had ...
Side 35
... afterwards have occasion to observe , it was wont to interfere with the most ordinary transactions of life . In all the Friendly Islands , the several castes are not less minutely defined ; and , as elsewhere , the priestly class rank ...
... afterwards have occasion to observe , it was wont to interfere with the most ordinary transactions of life . In all the Friendly Islands , the several castes are not less minutely defined ; and , as elsewhere , the priestly class rank ...
Side 38
... afterwards , upon a closer examination , dis- covered that they spoke only dialects of the same tongue . A fact which contributed to establish the accuracy of this inference was supplied by a young man on board his ship , who was born ...
... afterwards , upon a closer examination , dis- covered that they spoke only dialects of the same tongue . A fact which contributed to establish the accuracy of this inference was supplied by a young man on board his ship , who was born ...
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