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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... , and is regulated only by the means of the individual by whom it is exercised . A poor man feels himself called upon , when a friend from a distance visits his dwelling , to provide an entertainment for him , 22 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
... , and is regulated only by the means of the individual by whom it is exercised . A poor man feels himself called upon , when a friend from a distance visits his dwelling , to provide an entertainment for him , 22 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
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... individuals , but extended to neighbourhoods , or the population of whole islands . The inhabitants of one of the ... individual had iron legs . It is also said , that among the first scissors possessed by the Huahineans , one pair ...
... individuals , but extended to neighbourhoods , or the population of whole islands . The inhabitants of one of the ... individual had iron legs . It is also said , that among the first scissors possessed by the Huahineans , one pair ...
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... of the inhabitants of more temperate climates . It is , however , exceedingly difficult to ascertain the age of individuals in a com- munity destitute of all records ; and although many persons 26 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
... of the inhabitants of more temperate climates . It is , however , exceedingly difficult to ascertain the age of individuals in a com- munity destitute of all records ; and although many persons 26 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
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... individuals who can recollect Captain Cook's visit , which is fifty years ago ; there are also two now in the islands , that were taken away in the Bounty , forty years since ; and these individuals do not look more aged , nor even so ...
... individuals who can recollect Captain Cook's visit , which is fifty years ago ; there are also two now in the islands , that were taken away in the Bounty , forty years since ; and these individuals do not look more aged , nor even so ...
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... individual throughout all the islands of the group . The maladies originally pre- vailing among them , appear , compared with those by which they are now afflicted , to have been few in number and mild in character . Next to these ...
... individual throughout all the islands of the group . The maladies originally pre- vailing among them , appear , compared with those by which they are now afflicted , to have been few in number and mild in character . Next to these ...
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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 |
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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