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Side 93
In the nature of things , it seems impossible , with respect to savage countries ,
that idolatry can be removed , or civilisation introduced , by any other means than
the actual arrival of strangers who profess the true religion , and by the continued
...
In the nature of things , it seems impossible , with respect to savage countries ,
that idolatry can be removed , or civilisation introduced , by any other means than
the actual arrival of strangers who profess the true religion , and by the continued
...
Side 94
... people inhabiting a country as savage as themselves , the Sun of
Righteousness arose with healing under his wings . ... so they could call souls to
Christianity , undertook and succeeded in the perilous task of enlightening these
savages .
... people inhabiting a country as savage as themselves , the Sun of
Righteousness arose with healing under his wings . ... so they could call souls to
Christianity , undertook and succeeded in the perilous task of enlightening these
savages .
Side 127
Ecstatic thought ! the zenith of our dreams , Error has died in truth ' s victorious
beams : And where the savage round his altar fed On the warm fragments of the
limbless dead , Cots which an English heart delights to hail Deck the green wilds
of ...
Ecstatic thought ! the zenith of our dreams , Error has died in truth ' s victorious
beams : And where the savage round his altar fed On the warm fragments of the
limbless dead , Cots which an English heart delights to hail Deck the green wilds
of ...
Side 251
Others thrust their lances with savage ferocity through their thighs , arms , and
cheeks , calling out all the while in the most piteous accents the name of the
deceased king . A native of the Fijee Islands , who had been one of the royal
servants ...
Others thrust their lances with savage ferocity through their thighs , arms , and
cheeks , calling out all the while in the most piteous accents the name of the
deceased king . A native of the Fijee Islands , who had been one of the royal
servants ...
Side 369
Unacquainted with the useful arts , the savage has rarely made any progress in
those which improve the taste or elevate the imagination . His ignorance of letters
, too , keeps the community almost in the same situation with a herd of the lower ...
Unacquainted with the useful arts , the savage has rarely made any progress in
those which improve the taste or elevate the imagination . His ignorance of letters
, too , keeps the community almost in the same situation with a herd of the lower ...
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afterwards already appeared arrived arts attended authority body called Captain carried character chiefs christian civilized cloth communicated considerable continued Cook death desire direction discovered divine doubt effect English established European extend faith favourable followed give gospel ground habits hand human hundred important improvement individuals influence inhabitants instruction interesting islands king knowledge known labours land language less live manner means mentioned miles mind mission missionaries natives nature Navigators object observed occasion once origin Otaheite Pacific period persons Polynesian possession present principles produced reason received reference regard religion remain remarks residence respect Sandwich Sandwich Islands savage seemed ship shore side similar Society soon South Sea spirit success supplied teachers thing thousand tion tribes usually vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New Zealand Bind 33 af Edinburgh cabinet library |
| Forfatter | Michael Russell |
| Udgave | 5 |
| Udgiver | Oliver & Boyd, 1842 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Harvard University |
| Digitaliseret | 14. mar 2008 |
| Længde | 440 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |