 | William Ellis - 1829 - 576 pages
...Tahitian kite was different in shape to the kites of the English boys. It was made of light native cloth, instead of paper, and formed in shape according to...diminished. This is, on no account, matter of regret. When we consider the debasing tendency of many, and the inutility of others, we shall rather rejoice... | |
 | 1830 - 606 pages
...since Christianity has been introduced among them. .... With the exception of one or two, they have all been discontinued, especially among the adults, and...followed by the children is greatly diminished. This,' says Mr. Ellis, ' is, on no account, matter of regret When we consider the debasing tendency of many,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1830 - 620 pages
...since Christianity has been introduced among them, .... With the exception of one or two, they have all been discontinued, especially among the adults, and...followed by the children is greatly diminished. This,' says Mr. Ellis, ' is, on no account, matter of regret. When we consider the debasing tendency of many,... | |
 | William Ellis - 1832 - 452 pages
...kite was different in shape from the kites of the English boys. It was made of light native cloth. instead of paper, and formed in shape according to...When we consider the debasing tendency of many, and flie inutility of others, we shall rather rejoice .that much of the time of the adults is passed in... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1830 - 624 pages
...Christianity has been introduced among them. . . . With the exception of one or two, they have all been discontinued, especially among the adults, and...followed by the children is greatly diminished. This," says Mr. Ellis, " is, on no account, matter of regret. When we consider the debasing tendency of many,... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 644 pages
...a particular accoi nt of their different sports and amusements, tells us that " with the exeeption of one or two they have all, however, been discontinued, especially among the adults ; and tl dren'' (even number of those followed by the chilo their swings and kites, both which are spoken... | |
 | Robert I. Levy - 1975 - 575 pages
...principal games, or amusements, of the natives; others might be added, but these are sufficient to show that they were not destitute of sources of entertainment,...diminished. This is, on no account, matter of regret. When we consider the debasing tendency of many, and the inutility of others, we shall rather rejoice... | |
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With the exception of one or two, they have all, however, been discontinued, especially among the adults ; and the number of those followed by the children is greatly diminished. This is, on no account, matter of regret. When we consider the debasing... 