Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 pages |
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... feeling of unmingled horror . On one place near New Guinea , the flames and smoke rise calmly over a fruitful country ; but on the northern verge of the Marians , dreadful torrents of black lava darken the shore . All the low islands ...
... feeling of unmingled horror . On one place near New Guinea , the flames and smoke rise calmly over a fruitful country ; but on the northern verge of the Marians , dreadful torrents of black lava darken the shore . All the low islands ...
Page 47
... feeling similar to that which was made a part of education in ancient Sparta , they set more value on a thing they had succeeded in stealing , though of no utility , than upon a useful article if obtained as a gift , or in the ordinary ...
... feeling similar to that which was made a part of education in ancient Sparta , they set more value on a thing they had succeeded in stealing , though of no utility , than upon a useful article if obtained as a gift , or in the ordinary ...
Page 51
... feeling of sanctity now mentioned . Every thing in the least de- gree connected with the king or queen became also in some measure sacred , and could not be applied to any ordinary purpose . Not only the houses in which they dwelt , the ...
... feeling of sanctity now mentioned . Every thing in the least de- gree connected with the king or queen became also in some measure sacred , and could not be applied to any ordinary purpose . Not only the houses in which they dwelt , the ...
Page 56
... feeling may be partly ascribed to the very obvious policy of limiting within the narrowest bounds the number of individuals whose privileges , as a sacred order , might be felt incon- venient . But the arii , we are assured , 56 ...
... feeling may be partly ascribed to the very obvious policy of limiting within the narrowest bounds the number of individuals whose privileges , as a sacred order , might be felt incon- venient . But the arii , we are assured , 56 ...
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... feelings of gratitude or adoration . In his games , the Otaheitan acknowledged the authority of an invisible superintendent ; every art had its patron , to whom the working - man lifted up his thoughts ; and the professor who healed ...
... feelings of gratitude or adoration . In his games , the Otaheitan acknowledged the authority of an invisible superintendent ; every art had its patron , to whom the working - man lifted up his thoughts ; and the professor who healed ...
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Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Michael Russell Affichage du livre entier - 1842 |
Polynesia: Or, an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Michael Russell Aucun aperçu disponible - 2020 |
Polynesia: Or an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South ... Mich Russell Aucun aperçu disponible - 2015 |
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