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 7
... interesting that they appear not to have been in- tended for the press ; being confined to the casual observa- tions of an intelligent mind , invited to contemplate a new state of things , and under circumstances which could not have ...
... interesting that they appear not to have been in- tended for the press ; being confined to the casual observa- tions of an intelligent mind , invited to contemplate a new state of things , and under circumstances which could not have ...
Side 8
... interesting are the details which illustrate the progress of education among the subjects of Pomare in the Society cluster , and of Rihoriho in the barbarous islands of Owhyhee and Woahoo . Under such influence the power of civilisa ...
... interesting are the details which illustrate the progress of education among the subjects of Pomare in the Society cluster , and of Rihoriho in the barbarous islands of Owhyhee and Woahoo . Under such influence the power of civilisa ...
Side 18
... interesting epochs of its history ; that the attention of the statesman was drawn to a rising commonwealth on the high way between the African continent and the western shores of America ; or that the christian world was cheered with ...
... interesting epochs of its history ; that the attention of the statesman was drawn to a rising commonwealth on the high way between the African continent and the western shores of America ; or that the christian world was cheered with ...
Side 28
... interesting work on the South Sea , divides the islands of Plutonic origin into two orders , the Mountainous and the Hilly . In the former , the height of the land varies from 2000 to 15,000 feet above the level of the sea , the ...
... interesting work on the South Sea , divides the islands of Plutonic origin into two orders , the Mountainous and the Hilly . In the former , the height of the land varies from 2000 to 15,000 feet above the level of the sea , the ...
Side 48
... interesting people we have not the means of attaining a more minute acquaintance than may be ac- quired from examining their present condition . The antiquities of an illiterate tribe must be sought , not in modern records , which are ...
... interesting people we have not the means of attaining a more minute acquaintance than may be ac- quired from examining their present condition . The antiquities of an illiterate tribe must be sought , not in modern records , which are ...
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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