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 42
... respect to the means possessed by the Malays in former times , that long be- fore they were visited by Europeans there were some powerful maritime states in the Indian Archipelago . In 1573 , the King of Acheen appeared with a fleet ...
... respect to the means possessed by the Malays in former times , that long be- fore they were visited by Europeans there were some powerful maritime states in the Indian Archipelago . In 1573 , the King of Acheen appeared with a fleet ...
Side 43
... respect of origin associated with the natives of the north - eastern borders of Asia , are distinguished , as we have already mentioned , by complexions of a yellowish - brown colour , with faces somewhat flat , and long black hair ...
... respect of origin associated with the natives of the north - eastern borders of Asia , are distinguished , as we have already mentioned , by complexions of a yellowish - brown colour , with faces somewhat flat , and long black hair ...
Side 45
... respecting them is still extremely limited , and no vocabulary of their speech has been hitherto obtained . It may , at the same time , be suspected , that some of the ruder tribes , of whose dialects no specimens have been collected ...
... respecting them is still extremely limited , and no vocabulary of their speech has been hitherto obtained . It may , at the same time , be suspected , that some of the ruder tribes , of whose dialects no specimens have been collected ...
Side 48
... respect to the Society Islands , it has been ob- served by a late traveller that no monuments are found which might serve to indicate that they were ever inha- bited by a race much farther advanced in civilisation than the natives who ...
... respect to the Society Islands , it has been ob- served by a late traveller that no monuments are found which might serve to indicate that they were ever inha- bited by a race much farther advanced in civilisation than the natives who ...
Side 51
... respects , the sovereign authority was wont to be closely connected with the national religion ; the idols and the monarch were understood to divide between them the fealty of mankind . The prince even , on cer- tain occasions ...
... respects , the sovereign authority was wont to be closely connected with the national religion ; the idols and the monarch were understood to divide between them the fealty of mankind . The prince even , on cer- tain occasions ...
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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