Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
Fra bogen
Resultater 1-5 af 42
Side 5
... favourable impres- sion as to the obligations of morality on the cultivated 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 ...
... favourable impres- sion as to the obligations of morality on the cultivated 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 ...
Side 13
... Favourable Contrast as to Rarotonga - Continued Progress of Knowledge and Civilisation - Case of a Chief - Number of Persons in Congregations and Schools - Religion must pre- cede all other Improvements , .. CHAPTER VII . TONGA , FIJEE ...
... Favourable Contrast as to Rarotonga - Continued Progress of Knowledge and Civilisation - Case of a Chief - Number of Persons in Congregations and Schools - Religion must pre- cede all other Improvements , .. CHAPTER VII . TONGA , FIJEE ...
Side 77
... favourable to health and length of days . The early visiters to Otaheite were very favourably impressed with the appearance , manners , and cleanliness * Ellis , vol . i . p . 84 . of the inhabitants . In their motions they observed ...
... favourable to health and length of days . The early visiters to Otaheite were very favourably impressed with the appearance , manners , and cleanliness * Ellis , vol . i . p . 84 . of the inhabitants . In their motions they observed ...
Side 101
... favourably associated with this most generous project . On the 23d September , they left the shores of Britain ; and , in the beginning of the succeeding March , they descried the bold outline of Ota- heite on the verge of the horizon ...
... favourably associated with this most generous project . On the 23d September , they left the shores of Britain ; and , in the beginning of the succeeding March , they descried the bold outline of Ota- heite on the verge of the horizon ...
Side 107
... with apathy , imperfectly comprehended , and frequently postponed to the more captivating usages of the native superstition . favourable report made of his attainments as a cate- chumen OF IMPROVING THE NATIVES . 107.
... with apathy , imperfectly comprehended , and frequently postponed to the more captivating usages of the native superstition . favourable report made of his attainments as a cate- chumen OF IMPROVING THE NATIVES . 107.
Andre udgaver - Se alle
Polynesia: Or, an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Michael Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2020 |
Polynesia: Or an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Mich Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2015 |
Polynesia, Or, an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Michael Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2020 |
Almindelige termer og sætninger
afterwards appear Archipelago areois arts attended authority Bay of Islands brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies chiefs christian church civilisation civilized cloth coast colony commander coral death desire discovered divine Eimeo Ellis English Erromango established European faith favourable Fijee Georgian group gods gospel habits heathen hence human hundred idolatry idols improvement inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land language less Lond Lord Byron manifest manner means ment miles mind mission Mitiaro murder nation natives nature Navigators object observed occasion ocean origin Otaheitan Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean period persons Pitcairn's Island Polynesian Pomare Port Jackson possession prayer present principles Raiatea Rarotonga received regard religion religious remarks residence respect sacred Sandwich Islands savage ship shore Society Islands soon South Sea spirit station superstition supplied teachers thousand tion Tonga tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand