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This was often the only kind of book that the natives in remote districts possessed ; and many families have , without any other lessons , acquired a proficiency , that has enabled them to read at once a printed copy of the scriptures .
This was often the only kind of book that the natives in remote districts possessed ; and many families have , without any other lessons , acquired a proficiency , that has enabled them to read at once a printed copy of the scriptures .
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... the proper subjects of it , or the manner in which it was to be administered ; on all these points they were agreed . It arose from a variety of circumstances , peculiar in their kind , local 14 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
... the proper subjects of it , or the manner in which it was to be administered ; on all these points they were agreed . It arose from a variety of circumstances , peculiar in their kind , local 14 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
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variety of circumstances , peculiar in their kind , local in their influence , and such as they could neither foresee nor control . At first , their continuance and their existence were very uncertain , in consequence of the efforts of ...
variety of circumstances , peculiar in their kind , local in their influence , and such as they could neither foresee nor control . At first , their continuance and their existence were very uncertain , in consequence of the efforts of ...
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In strong and distressing contrast with sensa- tions of this hallowed and delightful kind , I have supposed the memory of far different acts , in which , as parents , many of them had been en- gaged , has remained ; I have supposed that ...
In strong and distressing contrast with sensa- tions of this hallowed and delightful kind , I have supposed the memory of far different acts , in which , as parents , many of them had been en- gaged , has remained ; I have supposed that ...
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It was a kind of influenza , affecting the lungs and throat ; many attacked with it lost their voice . We suffered in common with the people , and I was obliged to relinquish all public duty for some weeks . This kind of calamity has ...
It was a kind of influenza , affecting the lungs and throat ; many attacked with it lost their voice . We suffered in common with the people , and I was obliged to relinquish all public duty for some weeks . This kind of calamity has ...
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Page 26 - I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Page 163 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutored mind Sees GOD in clouds, or hears Him in the wind ; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
Page 7 - Saviour comes ! by ancient bards foretold ! Hear Him, ye deaf; and all ye blind, behold ! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eyeball pour the day: 'Tis he the obstructed paths of sound shall clear, And bid new music charm th' unfolding ear: The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting, like the bounding roe.
Page 297 - In these regions may be seen islands in every stage of their formation : " some presenting little more than a point or summit of a branching coralline pyramid, at a depth scarcely discernible through the transparent waters ; others spreading, like submarine gardens or shrubberies, beneath the surface ; or presenting here and there a little bank of broken coral and sand, over which the rolling wave occasionally breaks...
Page 130 - Missionaries illustrated the general principles of scripture, that in all the public stations they sustained , they were to do unto others as they would that others should do unto them...
Page 401 - Christianity teacheth people to beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, and to learn war no more...
Page 136 - ... in eighteen articles. After reading and explaining the several articles, he asked the chiefs if they approved of them. They replied aloud, ' We agree to them ; we heartily agree to them.' The king then addressed the people, and desired them, if they approved of the laws, to signify the same by lifting up their right hands. This was unanimously done, with a remarkable rushing noise, owing to the thousands of arms being lifted at once.
Page 67 - If it is not proper you must tell me. But I do greatly desire to dwell with you in the fold of Christ. Who do you think are the proper persons to be received into the church ? Those who have repented of their sins, and have obtained new hearts. What is a new heart * It is one whi'ch loves God, and loves the Word of God, and does not love sin, or sinful ways.
Page 100 - ... headlong into the water. — The inhabitants of Rurutu have a singular and less pleasant method of conveying their friends from a boat, &c. to the shore. On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavours to obtain one as a friend, and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat, and feed him with abundance. of the finest food.
Page 67 - This is the reason why I hope I have a new heart. The heart I have now is not like the heart I formerly had. The one I have now is very bad, it is unbelieving, and inclined to evil. But it is not like the one I formerly had. Yes; I think I have a new heart.
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| Titre | Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands, Volume 3 Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands, William Ellis Volume 3 de Polynesian researches, William Ellis |
| Auteur | William Ellis |
| Édition | 2 |
| Éditeur | Fischer, Son & Jackson, 1831 |
| Original provenant de | Université d'Oxford |
| Numérisé | 21 sept. 2006 |
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