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... ; and while engaged in this pursuit , he regarded it as perfectly consistent with his office , and com- patible with its duties , to collect , as opportunity PREFACE . vii offered , information on various subjects relative vi PREFACE .
... ; and while engaged in this pursuit , he regarded it as perfectly consistent with his office , and com- patible with its duties , to collect , as opportunity PREFACE . vii offered , information on various subjects relative vi PREFACE .
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William Ellis. PREFACE . vii offered , information on various subjects relative to the country and its inhabitants . Although circumscribed in geographical extent , and comparatively insignificant in amount of population , the Society ...
William Ellis. PREFACE . vii offered , information on various subjects relative to the country and its inhabitants . Although circumscribed in geographical extent , and comparatively insignificant in amount of population , the Society ...
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... Offering of first - fruits - The pae atua - The ripening of the year , a religious ceremony - Singular rites attending its close . CHAP . XIV . FROM PAGE 353 TO PAGE 381 . Description of Polynesian idols - Human sacrifices - An ...
... Offering of first - fruits - The pae atua - The ripening of the year , a religious ceremony - Singular rites attending its close . CHAP . XIV . FROM PAGE 353 TO PAGE 381 . Description of Polynesian idols - Human sacrifices - An ...
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... offered to the gods , and the rest dressed with sacred fire , was eaten only by the king and chiefs ; and then , I think , either within the precincts of the temple , or in its imme- diate vicinity ; now they are eaten by whomsoever ...
... offered to the gods , and the rest dressed with sacred fire , was eaten only by the king and chiefs ; and then , I think , either within the precincts of the temple , or in its imme- diate vicinity ; now they are eaten by whomsoever ...
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... offered at Raiatea , in the national marae at Opoa , having been demanded by the priest in the name of the god , who had communicated the requisition to his servant in a dream . Human sacrifices were pre- sented at Raiatea and the ...
... offered at Raiatea , in the national marae at Opoa , having been demanded by the priest in the name of the god , who had communicated the requisition to his servant in a dream . Human sacrifices were pre- sented at Raiatea and the ...
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