Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
Fra bogen
Resultater 6-10 af 69
Side 34
... observations of this distinguished seaman have been amply confirmed by the reports of later voyagers ; and , in point of fact , the uniformity of the trade - winds near the equinoctial line is no longer maintained by the best writers on ...
... observations of this distinguished seaman have been amply confirmed by the reports of later voyagers ; and , in point of fact , the uniformity of the trade - winds near the equinoctial line is no longer maintained by the best writers on ...
Side 35
... observe , it was wont to interfere with the most ordinary transactions of life . In all the Friendly Islands , the several castes are not less minutely defined ; and , as elsewhere , the priestly class rank so high , that on certain ...
... observe , it was wont to interfere with the most ordinary transactions of life . In all the Friendly Islands , the several castes are not less minutely defined ; and , as elsewhere , the priestly class rank so high , that on certain ...
Side 37
... observed that the original clothing of the Sumatrans is the same with the material found in the South Sea , and which in Europe is usually called Ota- heitan cloth . The chewing of betel , too , has been de- tected many thousands of ...
... observed that the original clothing of the Sumatrans is the same with the material found in the South Sea , and which in Europe is usually called Ota- heitan cloth . The chewing of betel , too , has been de- tected many thousands of ...
Side 38
... observed , that an attempt to ascertain which of the Polynesian dialects should be con- sidered the parent stock , must prove as fruitless as would be that of determining which of the Teutonic tongues gave birth to the others . To this ...
... observed , that an attempt to ascertain which of the Polynesian dialects should be con- sidered the parent stock , must prove as fruitless as would be that of determining which of the Teutonic tongues gave birth to the others . To this ...
Side 40
... observed among the Malays , nor any of the 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 ...
... observed among the Malays , nor any of the 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 ...
Andre udgaver - Se alle
Polynesia: Or, an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Michael Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2020 |
Polynesia: Or an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Mich Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2015 |
Almindelige termer og sætninger
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