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 32
... mentioned of the Farther Polynesia was first colonized . Evidence of a great antiquity may be adduced in favour of both ; but Mr Ellis , no mean judge , is , for various reasons , disposed to 32 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
... mentioned of the Farther Polynesia was first colonized . Evidence of a great antiquity may be adduced in favour of both ; but Mr Ellis , no mean judge , is , for various reasons , disposed to 32 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
Side 35
... mentioned the singular institution of Ta- boo , which is also regarded as having had its rise in Asia . This restriction , it is well known , extends to persons , places , and things ; and whatever is subjected to its operation acquires ...
... mentioned the singular institution of Ta- boo , which is also regarded as having had its rise in Asia . This restriction , it is well known , extends to persons , places , and things ; and whatever is subjected to its operation acquires ...
Side 36
... mentioned , there is , we are assured , a general tradition among the islanders of the South Sea that the first inhabitants came from lands in the north - west . Bolatoo , the imaginary paradise of the Friendly Isles , is supposed to be ...
... mentioned , there is , we are assured , a general tradition among the islanders of the South Sea that the first inhabitants came from lands in the north - west . Bolatoo , the imaginary paradise of the Friendly Isles , is supposed to be ...
Side 43
... 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 more ...
... 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 more ...
Side 44
... , 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 ,
... , 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 ,
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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