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 21
... reference to the colour of the native inhabitants , the latter portion is by some French authors denomi- nated Melanesia or the Black Islands , including , besides the principal one just mentioned , the settlement of Van AND SUPPOSED ...
... reference to the colour of the native inhabitants , the latter portion is by some French authors denomi- nated Melanesia or the Black Islands , including , besides the principal one just mentioned , the settlement of Van AND SUPPOSED ...
Side 26
... reference , it should seem , to an ultimate object , they work with in- credible diligence until they reach the surface , above which , as we have already stated , their nature and habits do not permit them to proceed . Mr Lyell re ...
... reference , it should seem , to an ultimate object , they work with in- credible diligence until they reach the surface , above which , as we have already stated , their nature and habits do not permit them to proceed . Mr Lyell re ...
Side 35
... reference to these grand char- acteristics , there appears satisfactory evidence that , at least , the light - coloured tribes of Polynesia must have migrated directly from the Asiatic shores . * First , there is the distinction of ...
... reference to these grand char- acteristics , there appears satisfactory evidence that , at least , the light - coloured tribes of Polynesia must have migrated directly from the Asiatic shores . * First , there is the distinction of ...
Side 39
... reference to the languages which prevail on the western coast of South America , from which Easter Island is not very remote , the slightest affinity does not appear . We are ignorant even of the general direction in which it may itself ...
... reference to the languages which prevail on the western coast of South America , from which Easter Island is not very remote , the slightest affinity does not appear . We are ignorant even of the general direction in which it may itself ...
Side 41
... reference to the language of the Malays and Polynesians , in which , it is maintained , there is a great resemblance . Many of the words are the same in all the dialects of the several insular groups ; but the identity is very ...
... reference to the language of the Malays and Polynesians , in which , it is maintained , there is a great resemblance . Many of the words are the same in all the dialects of the several insular groups ; but the identity is very ...
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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