Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 pages |
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Page 52
Michael Russell. entered any house that was not specially dedicated to their residence , nor walked on any piece of land not in- cluded in their hereditary possessions . To prevent the evils apprehended from the contact of either ...
Michael Russell. entered any house that was not specially dedicated to their residence , nor walked on any piece of land not in- cluded in their hereditary possessions . To prevent the evils apprehended from the contact of either ...
Page 58
... residence . * Although in theory the government of the Georgian and Society Islands might be pronounced despotic , in * Every reader must observe the resemblance between these usages and the purveyance and maintenance at one time com ...
... residence . * Although in theory the government of the Georgian and Society Islands might be pronounced despotic , in * Every reader must observe the resemblance between these usages and the purveyance and maintenance at one time com ...
Page 90
... residence among the fiercest barbarians , that he might convey the knowledge of the cross to the remotest provinces of India . Inspired by a generous love for mankind , and encouraged by the predictions of the Divine Author of his faith ...
... residence among the fiercest barbarians , that he might convey the knowledge of the cross to the remotest provinces of India . Inspired by a generous love for mankind , and encouraged by the predictions of the Divine Author of his faith ...
Page 102
... residence of the mission- aries among them , that , in order to afford every facility for the accomplishment of an object so desirable , the people as well as the chiefs were sincere in making the cession now mentioned . But no attempt ...
... residence of the mission- aries among them , that , in order to afford every facility for the accomplishment of an object so desirable , the people as well as the chiefs were sincere in making the cession now mentioned . But no attempt ...
Page 119
... residence amongst them . * It is no doubt asserted by various authors who have recently visited the islands of the South Sea , that the wickedness of the natives has only changed its form , and that their indulgences , though less open ...
... residence amongst them . * It is no doubt asserted by various authors who have recently visited the islands of the South Sea , that the wickedness of the natives has only changed its form , and that their indulgences , though less open ...
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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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afterwards appear Archipelago areois arts attended authority Bay of Islands brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies chiefs christian church civilisation civilized cloth coast colony commander coral death desire discovered divine Eimeo Ellis English Erromango established European faith favourable Fijee Georgian group gods gospel habits heathen hence human hundred idolatry idols improvement inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land language less Lond Lord Byron manifest manner means ment miles mind mission Mitiaro murder nation natives nature Navigators object observed occasion ocean origin Otaheitan Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean period persons Pitcairn's Island Polynesian Pomare Port Jackson possession prayer present principles Raiatea Rarotonga received regard religion religious remarks residence respect sacred Sandwich Islands savage ship shore Society Islands soon South Sea spirit station superstition supplied teachers thousand tion Tonga tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand