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 27
... already remarked that nearly all the regions of the Pacific bear the most unequivocal marks of having been the scene of volcanic action on a vast scale , and that the prevailing features of the larger masses of land confirm the ...
... already remarked that nearly all the regions of the Pacific bear the most unequivocal marks of having been the scene of volcanic action on a vast scale , and that the prevailing features of the larger masses of land confirm the ...
Side 41
... already adduced , arising from the similarity of the caste of India and the taboo of the South Sea Islands ; the sameness of the opinions which prevail respecting women , and the treat- ment they receive in Bengal and Otaheite , more ...
... already adduced , arising from the similarity of the caste of India and the taboo of the South Sea Islands ; the sameness of the opinions which prevail respecting women , and the treat- ment they receive in Bengal and Otaheite , more ...
Side 43
... already mentioned , by complexions of a yellowish - brown colour , with faces somewhat flat , and long black hair . But this race does not possess the whole of the intertropical islands ; on the contrary , there is another , perhaps the ...
... already mentioned , by complexions of a yellowish - brown colour , with faces somewhat flat , and long black hair . But this race does not possess the whole of the intertropical islands ; on the contrary , there is another , perhaps the ...
Side 45
... already cited , and also in Malte - Brun , vol . iii . p . 414-421 . Reland's Dissertations , vol . iii . diss . xi . De Linguis Insu- larum Quarundam Orientalium . Crawfurd's History of the Indian Archipelago , vol . ii . p . 8-120 ...
... already cited , and also in Malte - Brun , vol . iii . p . 414-421 . Reland's Dissertations , vol . iii . diss . xi . De Linguis Insu- larum Quarundam Orientalium . Crawfurd's History of the Indian Archipelago , vol . ii . p . 8-120 ...
Side 46
... already stated , has all the charms which belong to the fairest scenes of poetical fancy . A mild sky sheds down upon the inhabitants the sweetest influences of the atmosphere ; the earth yields to them at all seasons a plentiful supply ...
... already stated , has all the charms which belong to the fairest scenes of poetical fancy . A mild sky sheds down upon the inhabitants the sweetest influences of the atmosphere ; the earth yields to them at all seasons a plentiful supply ...
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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