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 19
... hand of man , the finest scenes of nature are imperfect . Even under the most propitious climates , and with the richest mould , if mind has not been exerted to improve or direct their energies , the result is unsatisfactory ; often ...
... hand of man , the finest scenes of nature are imperfect . Even under the most propitious climates , and with the richest mould , if mind has not been exerted to improve or direct their energies , the result is unsatisfactory ; often ...
Side 25
... hand of na- ture . Forster , whose experience gives some weight to his opinions on this subject , was inclined to believe that the little creatures actually form the matter which com- poses the coral masses , and consequently that , by ...
... hand of na- ture . Forster , whose experience gives some weight to his opinions on this subject , was inclined to believe that the little creatures actually form the matter which com- poses the coral masses , and consequently that , by ...
Side 34
... hand , the Malays have long been dis- tinguished for their enterprise as a nautical people , as well as for their adventures in distant commerce . During several ages , they have had a fishery on the northern coast of New Holland ...
... hand , the Malays have long been dis- tinguished for their enterprise as a nautical people , as well as for their adventures in distant commerce . During several ages , they have had a fishery on the northern coast of New Holland ...
Side 48
... hand of time or the more violent attacks of the inhabitants , that their original shape can scarcely be determined . The early narratives represent them as being dispersed generally over the whole island ; though when Cook touched there ...
... hand of time or the more violent attacks of the inhabitants , that their original shape can scarcely be determined . The early narratives represent them as being dispersed generally over the whole island ; though when Cook touched there ...
Side 55
... hands they fell . In such cases , the women and children , sharing the fate of their vanquished kinsmen , become the property of the conqueror , or are transferred with the lands to his sub- ordinate chiefs . There is no reason to ...
... hands they fell . In such cases , the women and children , sharing the fate of their vanquished kinsmen , become the property of the conqueror , or are transferred with the lands to his sub- ordinate chiefs . There is no reason to ...
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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