Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands: Including Descriptions of the Natural History and Scenery of the Islands : with Remarks on the History, Mythology, Traditions, Government, Arts Manners, and Customs of the Inhabitants ; in Two Volumes, Volume 2Fisher, Son & Jackson, 1829 - 576 pages |
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... Leeward Islands - Administration of the ordi- nance - Substitute for bread - Order of the service - Character , expe- rience , and peculiarities of the communicants - Buaiti -- Regard to the declarations of scripture - Instances of the ...
... Leeward Islands - Administration of the ordi- nance - Substitute for bread - Order of the service - Character , expe- rience , and peculiarities of the communicants - Buaiti -- Regard to the declarations of scripture - Instances of the ...
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... Leeward Islands - A night at sea - Appearance of the heavens - Astronomy of the natives - Names of the stars - Divisions and computation of time , & c . - Tahitian numerals- Extended calculation - Arrival in Huahine Page 391 to 425 ...
... Leeward Islands - A night at sea - Appearance of the heavens - Astronomy of the natives - Names of the stars - Divisions and computation of time , & c . - Tahitian numerals- Extended calculation - Arrival in Huahine Page 391 to 425 ...
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... Leeward Islands - A night at sea - Appearance of the heavens - Astronomy of the natives - Names of the stars - Divisions and computation of time , & c . - Tahitian numerals- Extended calculation - Arrival in Huahine Page 391 to 425 ...
... Leeward Islands - A night at sea - Appearance of the heavens - Astronomy of the natives - Names of the stars - Divisions and computation of time , & c . - Tahitian numerals- Extended calculation - Arrival in Huahine Page 391 to 425 ...
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... Barff , Williams , and myself , proceeded to Tahiti . The island of Raiatea is not only the most im- portant in the leeward group , from its central situa- tion and its geographical extent , but on account of 12 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
... Barff , Williams , and myself , proceeded to Tahiti . The island of Raiatea is not only the most im- portant in the leeward group , from its central situa- tion and its geographical extent , but on account of 12 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
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... Leeward Islands , Tahaa , I believe , even to the present time furnish matter for mirthful jest to the natives of the other islands of the group , from the circumstance of one of their people , the first time she saw a foreigner who ...
... Leeward Islands , Tahaa , I believe , even to the present time furnish matter for mirthful jest to the natives of the other islands of the group , from the circumstance of one of their people , the first time she saw a foreigner who ...
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Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage d'extraits - 1967 |
Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South ... William Ellis Aucun aperçu disponible - 2015 |
Polynesian Researches, During a Residence Of Nearly Six Years in the South ... William Ellis Aucun aperçu disponible - 2018 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
aito appeared Areois attended Austral Islands body Borabora bread-fruit called canoes Captain Cook ceremony chapel chiefs Christ Christianity circumstances civilized cloth cocoa-nut colour connexion considered crime death deities desire district Divine dress dwelling effect Eimeo engaged erected father fathoms favour feet females fish formerly frequently friends furnished gods Huahine human sacrifice idolatry idols individual influence inhabitants judge jury kind king labour land laws Leeward Leeward Islands letters magistrate marriage mats ment Missionaries mountains murder nation native occasion offered Palliser Islands parties perhaps person Pomare Pomare III prayers present priest principal punishment raatiras Raiatea received reef regarded rendered resembling residence Rurutu Sabbath sacred Sandwich Islands Scripture seldom ship shore side singular society Society Islands sometimes South Sea Islands spear spirits station supposed Taaroa Tahaa Tahiti Tahitian tataued temple tion tree usually vessel warriors wife worship