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, 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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... 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 .
... 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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... islands . The inhabitants of one of the 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 ...
... islands . The inhabitants of one of the 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 ...
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... Leeward Islands perhaps contain nearly an equal num- ber . The Austral Islands have about 5,000 inhabitants ; 4,000 of whom reside in the islands of Rapa and Raivavai . Rarotogna , or Rarotoa , has a population of nearly 7,000 ; and the ...
... Leeward Islands perhaps contain nearly an equal num- ber . The Austral Islands have about 5,000 inhabitants ; 4,000 of whom reside in the islands of Rapa and Raivavai . Rarotogna , or Rarotoa , has a population of nearly 7,000 ; and the ...
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Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage du livre entier - 1829 |
Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage du livre entier - 1829 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
accustomed appeared Areois attended Austral Islands baptized Barff bark body Borabora bread-fruit called canoe Captain Captain Cook casuarina ceremony chapel chiefs Christ Christianity church circumstances civilized cloth cocoa-nut colour connexion considered coral crime declared deities desire district Divine dress dwellings effect Eimeo engaged erected European favour feet females fish formed formerly frequently friends furnished gods habits Huahine human human sacrifices idolatry idols individual influence inhabitants kind king labour land laws Leeward Islands magistrate marae mats ment Missionaries mountains nation native occasion offered parties perhaps person Pomare Pomare III prayer present priest principal punishment raatiras Raiatea rank 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 voyage worship