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 5
... period that any plan was matured for conveying thither the knowledge of true religion and the elements of social improvement . Mercantile speculation had , indeed , been invited to the shores of Otaheite in quest of materials on which ...
... period that any plan was matured for conveying thither the knowledge of true religion and the elements of social improvement . Mercantile speculation had , indeed , been invited to the shores of Otaheite in quest of materials on which ...
Side 8
... periods , over the surface of the great South Sea . To the missionaries the divine and the philosopher are greatly indebted for much valuable knowledge , relative to the mythology , the traditions , the laws , government , and usages of ...
... periods , over the surface of the great South Sea . To the missionaries the divine and the philosopher are greatly indebted for much valuable knowledge , relative to the mythology , the traditions , the laws , government , and usages of ...
Side 18
... period comparatively recent that the philosopher was invited to contemplate human nature at one of the most interesting epochs of its history ; that the attention of the statesman was drawn to a rising commonwealth on the high way ...
... period comparatively recent that the philosopher was invited to contemplate human nature at one of the most interesting epochs of its history ; that the attention of the statesman was drawn to a rising commonwealth on the high way ...
Side 30
... period of observation has not yet been sufficiently extended to afford ground for any conclusions as to the rate or the precise mode in which such additions to the crust of the earth are effected . The latest surveys , indeed , appear ...
... period of observation has not yet been sufficiently extended to afford ground for any conclusions as to the rate or the precise mode in which such additions to the crust of the earth are effected . The latest surveys , indeed , appear ...
Side 31
... period , have occupied Polynesia , whose physical qualities are different , and whose lan- guages have hardly any elements in common . The one class bear a considerable resemblance to the negro tribes ; having a black complexion ...
... period , have occupied Polynesia , whose physical qualities are different , and whose lan- guages have hardly any elements in common . The one class bear a considerable resemblance to the negro tribes ; having a black complexion ...
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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