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 85
... occasion to extort property from those who dare not withhold it , whether they sue or whether they threaten . They consist gen- erally of the cleverest and most handsome persons of both sexes , though the proportion of men to women is ...
... occasion to extort property from those who dare not withhold it , whether they sue or whether they threaten . They consist gen- erally of the cleverest and most handsome persons of both sexes , though the proportion of men to women is ...
Side 86
... occasion . Their leader was placed , cross - legged , on a stool seven feet high , with a fan in his hand , in the midst of admiring auditors , whom he delighted with his drollery , or charmed with his wit . He introduced the recitation ...
... occasion . Their leader was placed , cross - legged , on a stool seven feet high , with a fan in his hand , in the midst of admiring auditors , whom he delighted with his drollery , or charmed with his wit . He introduced the recitation ...
Side 96
... occasion to be pleased with the conduct of the inhabitants . In every house they entered , they experienced a kind reception from the simple inmates , who , we are told , had the most perfect easiness of manner , equally free from ...
... occasion to be pleased with the conduct of the inhabitants . In every house they entered , they experienced a kind reception from the simple inmates , who , we are told , had the most perfect easiness of manner , equally free from ...
Side 102
... occasion , were destined to labour in the ar- duous field of a South Sea Mission , was regulated by prudence , as well as by a due regard to the ultimate ob- ject which it was meant they should accomplish . The mixture of artificers ...
... occasion , were destined to labour in the ar- duous field of a South Sea Mission , was regulated by prudence , as well as by a due regard to the ultimate ob- ject which it was meant they should accomplish . The mixture of artificers ...
Side 118
... occasion to direct the attention of the reader more fully . Meantime , we pro- ceed to notice other advantages which have sprung from missionary exertion in reference to domestic intercourse and the useful arts . No picture is more ...
... occasion to direct the attention of the reader more fully . Meantime , we pro- ceed to notice other advantages which have sprung from missionary exertion in reference to domestic intercourse and the useful arts . No picture is more ...
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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