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 57
... exalted notions entertained of regal authority at the court of Otaheite ; and the phraseology • Vancouver , vol . i . p . 135. Ellis , vol . iii . p . 112 . of the people with regard to the reception of the WHEN FIRST DISCOVERED . 57.
... exalted notions entertained of regal authority at the court of Otaheite ; and the phraseology • Vancouver , vol . i . p . 135. Ellis , vol . iii . p . 112 . of the people with regard to the reception of the WHEN FIRST DISCOVERED . 57.
Side 59
... authority of the raatiras , that no decision involving the momentous ques- tion of peace or war , was ever adopted without their concurrence . The national assemblies were commonly held in the open air , and the utmost freedom of speech ...
... authority of the raatiras , that no decision involving the momentous ques- tion of peace or war , was ever adopted without their concurrence . The national assemblies were commonly held in the open air , and the utmost freedom of speech ...
Side 60
... authorities , the rulers were seldom called upon to interpose the exercise of power . Personal secu- rity and the ... authority of religion ; and there * Ellis , vol . iii . p . 122 . cannot be any doubt that the sacrifice of victims ...
... authorities , the rulers were seldom called upon to interpose the exercise of power . Personal secu- rity and the ... authority of religion ; and there * Ellis , vol . iii . p . 122 . cannot be any doubt that the sacrifice of victims ...
Side 61
... another island , for the reason of their migration was soon made known ; and whenever a sacri- fice was needed , it was sought among the unfortunate refugees . The missionary , on whose authority we re- WHEN FIRST DISCOVERED . 61.
... another island , for the reason of their migration was soon made known ; and whenever a sacri- fice was needed , it was sought among the unfortunate refugees . The missionary , on whose authority we re- WHEN FIRST DISCOVERED . 61.
Side 62
Michael Russell. refugees . The missionary , on whose authority we re- late these facts , had in his own household a domestic , all of whose brothers had been immolated on the altar , and he himself had been eight times hunted with dogs ...
Michael Russell. refugees . The missionary , on whose authority we re- late these facts , had in his own household a domestic , all of whose brothers had been immolated on the altar , and he himself had been eight times hunted with dogs ...
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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