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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... body of water is often considerable , and the uneven ground through which they have cut their way , the rocky projections that frequently divide the streams , and the falls that occur between the interior and the shore , cause the ...
... body of water is often considerable , and the uneven ground through which they have cut their way , the rocky projections that frequently divide the streams , and the falls that occur between the interior and the shore , cause the ...
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... body . There is another disease , which forms such a curvature of the upper part of the spine , as to produce what is termed a humped or broken back . The disease which produces this distortion of shape , and deformity of appearance ...
... body . There is another disease , which forms such a curvature of the upper part of the spine , as to produce what is termed a humped or broken back . The disease which produces this distortion of shape , and deformity of appearance ...
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... body that are most covered , even with their loose draperies of native cloth , are , through every period of life , much lighter coloured than those that are exposed ; and , notwithstanding the dark tint with which the climate appears ...
... body that are most covered , even with their loose draperies of native cloth , are , through every period of life , much lighter coloured than those that are exposed ; and , notwithstanding the dark tint with which the climate appears ...
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William Ellis. stretched forth his hand , and looking at the limbs of his body , said , " Here the wisdom of God is dis- played . I have hinges from my toes to my finger - ends , This finger has its hinges , and bends at my desire - this ...
William Ellis. stretched forth his hand , and looking at the limbs of his body , said , " Here the wisdom of God is dis- played . I have hinges from my toes to my finger - ends , This finger has its hinges , and bends at my desire - this ...
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... body , and were still called by the same name , and hence the term tii was first applied to the spirits of the departed , a signification which it retained till idolatry was abolished . In the Ladrone Islands , departed chiefs , or the ...
... body , and were still called by the same name , and hence the term tii was first applied to the spirits of the departed , a signification which it retained till idolatry was abolished . In the Ladrone Islands , departed chiefs , or 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 |
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 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 Palliser Islands parties perhaps person Pomare Pomare III prayer present priest principal punishment raatiras Raiatea 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