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 20
... shores of Otaheite , the fairest isle in the South Sea . * These remarks will receive a striking illustration from comparing the present state of even that oceanic paradise , which owes so much to nature , with its condi- tion as we ...
... shores of Otaheite , the fairest isle in the South Sea . * These remarks will receive a striking illustration from comparing the present state of even that oceanic paradise , which owes so much to nature , with its condi- tion as we ...
Side 21
... shores of the new , include a much wider range than those now mentioned , more especially if we take in the great Indian Archipelago , the islands of Sumatra , Borneo , and Java . But these vast tracts do not fall within the limits of ...
... shores of the new , include a much wider range than those now mentioned , more especially if we take in the great Indian Archipelago , the islands of Sumatra , Borneo , and Java . But these vast tracts do not fall within the limits of ...
Side 24
... and smoke rise calmly over a fruitful country ; but on the northern verge of the Marians , dreadful torrents of black lava darken the shore . All the low islands seem to have for their base 24 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
... and smoke rise calmly over a fruitful country ; but on the northern verge of the Marians , dreadful torrents of black lava darken the shore . All the low islands seem to have for their base 24 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
Side 29
... shore is placid and transparent , at the bottom of which , and in the sloping sides of the banks , an enchanting picture presents itself . Coral of every shape and of every hue , intermingled in the richest profusion , suggests to the ...
... shore is placid and transparent , at the bottom of which , and in the sloping sides of the banks , an enchanting picture presents itself . Coral of every shape and of every hue , intermingled in the richest profusion , suggests to the ...
Side 31
... shores of the old continent . But whether some of the tribes , whose motion from west to east across Behring's Straits we are now assuming , became the progenitors of the race who at present possess the Aleutian Islands ; and whether ...
... shores of the old continent . But whether some of the tribes , whose motion from west to east across Behring's Straits we are now assuming , became the progenitors of the race who at present possess the Aleutian Islands ; and whether ...
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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