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 17
... Effect of civilized Life on the external Quali- ties of Nature - The Import of the Term Polynesia - The various Clusters of Islands specified - Melanesia , a Name which has reference to the Colour of the Inhabitants - Geo- logical ...
... Effect of civilized Life on the external Quali- ties of Nature - The Import of the Term Polynesia - The various Clusters of Islands specified - Melanesia , a Name which has reference to the Colour of the Inhabitants - Geo- logical ...
Side 18
... effects of true religion on the mind of man , even in his rudest state , and when still surrounded by the strongest inducements to evil . The rapid improvement which , in the Sandwich , the Friendly , and the Society Islands , has ...
... effects of true religion on the mind of man , even in his rudest state , and when still surrounded by the strongest inducements to evil . The rapid improvement which , in the Sandwich , the Friendly , and the Society Islands , has ...
Side 24
... effects , even in cases where there is no other light to direct the judgment . Among the thousands of islands which shoot up in the South Sea , some rise to a considerable elevation , and generally present a conical form . Many of them ...
... effects , even in cases where there is no other light to direct the judgment . Among the thousands of islands which shoot up in the South Sea , some rise to a considerable elevation , and generally present a conical form . Many of them ...
Side 29
... effect . The water between the reef and the shore is placid and transparent , at the bottom of which , and in the sloping sides of the banks , an enchanting picture presents itself . Coral of every shape and of every hue , intermingled ...
... effect . The water between the reef and the shore is placid and transparent , at the bottom of which , and in the sloping sides of the banks , an enchanting picture presents itself . Coral of every shape and of every hue , intermingled ...
Side 39
... effect to the conso- nants , whilst , in others , they are liquefied to a soft and almost vowel sound . † The affinity here supposed to exist between the Ma- * Miscellaneous Works of William Marsden , F. R. S. , & c . ( 4to , Lond ...
... effect to the conso- nants , whilst , in others , they are liquefied to a soft and almost vowel sound . † The affinity here supposed to exist between the Ma- * Miscellaneous Works of William Marsden , F. R. S. , & c . ( 4to , Lond ...
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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