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 48
... considerably reduced , and he himself saw only two or three standing near the land- ing - place . His companions , who travelled over the country , observed many more , some of them twenty- seven feet in height , and about nine in ...
... considerably reduced , and he himself saw only two or three standing near the land- ing - place . His companions , who travelled over the country , observed many more , some of them twenty- seven feet in height , and about nine in ...
Side 49
... considerable neatness , composed of pieces of wood about two feet long . * Confining our attention to the Society and Georgian Islands , we discover no evidence that they have ever been occupied by an older or more polished people than ...
... considerable neatness , composed of pieces of wood about two feet long . * Confining our attention to the Society and Georgian Islands , we discover no evidence that they have ever been occupied by an older or more polished people than ...
Side 57
... considerable length by the missionaries ; but to a reader unaccustomed to the mystical language and grotesque forms of the pageant , these are necessarily in a great measure unintelligible . The substance of this state solemnity ...
... considerable length by the missionaries ; but to a reader unaccustomed to the mystical language and grotesque forms of the pageant , these are necessarily in a great measure unintelligible . The substance of this state solemnity ...
Side 75
... considerable ingenuity and me- chanical invention . Unacquainted as they were with the use of letters , it need not be observed that their intellectual powers had not been improved by any regular culture ; but the principles of their ...
... considerable ingenuity and me- chanical invention . Unacquainted as they were with the use of letters , it need not be observed that their intellectual powers had not been improved by any regular culture ; but the principles of their ...
Side 76
... considerable difference between the men and women . The latter , taken in mass , are stronger and taller than English females , and are also distinguished by a fulness of figure , sometimes approach- ing to corpulency . The prevailing ...
... considerable difference between the men and women . The latter , taken in mass , are stronger and taller than English females , and are also distinguished by a fulness of figure , sometimes approach- ing to corpulency . The prevailing ...
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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