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 19
... civilized life , impenetrable woods cover the sur- face ; the trees are seen mutilated by the storm , or rot- ting on the ground ; the fertile plain is encumbered with noxious weeds , or soaked with stagnant water ; and every thing that ...
... civilized life , impenetrable woods cover the sur- face ; the trees are seen mutilated by the storm , or rot- ting on the ground ; the fertile plain is encumbered with noxious weeds , or soaked with stagnant water ; and every thing that ...
Side 20
... civilized life ! The contrast now stated still meets the eye of the mari- ner , according as he happens to visit the wilds of New Zealand , or to approach the gentler shores of Otaheite , the fairest isle in the South Sea . * These ...
... civilized life ! The contrast now stated still meets the eye of the mari- ner , according as he happens to visit the wilds of New Zealand , or to approach the gentler shores of Otaheite , the fairest isle in the South Sea . * These ...
Side 40
... civilized tribes , is still retained in several of the Philippine Islands , as well as in some of those which lie near the western coast of Sumatra . of Notwithstanding the obscurity which continues to hang over this subject , there is ...
... civilized tribes , is still retained in several of the Philippine Islands , as well as in some of those which lie near the western coast of Sumatra . of Notwithstanding the obscurity which continues to hang over this subject , there is ...
Side 44
... latter , being a more civilized and warlike people , succeeded in extirpating them from the smaller groups on both sides of the equator . Mention is likewise made of a third order of natives 44 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
... latter , being a more civilized and warlike people , succeeded in extirpating them from the smaller groups on both sides of the equator . Mention is likewise made of a third order of natives 44 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
Side 47
... civilized nations . But simplicity of manners , and even a gentle disposi- tion , are not always accompanied with innocence . It was accordingly soon discovered that the vices incident to society every where else , were not unknown even ...
... civilized nations . But simplicity of manners , and even a gentle disposi- tion , are not always accompanied with innocence . It was accordingly soon discovered that the vices incident to society every where else , were not unknown even ...
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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