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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Page 18
... employed in beating cloth , making mats , or other occupations followed under shelter , are usually fairer than the rest ; while the fishermen , who are most exposed to the sun , are invariably the darkest portion of the population ...
... employed in beating cloth , making mats , or other occupations followed under shelter , are usually fairer than the rest ; while the fishermen , who are most exposed to the sun , are invariably the darkest portion of the population ...
Page 33
... employed , they were offered with great frequency , and in appalling numbers : but of this , an account will hereafter be given . The depopulation that has taken place during the last two or three generations , viz . since their ...
... employed , they were offered with great frequency , and in appalling numbers : but of this , an account will hereafter be given . The depopulation that has taken place during the last two or three generations , viz . since their ...
Page 55
... employed in passing to and fro between the vessel and the shore . These being simple in their structure , and approaching their own canoes in size , yet conveying in perfect safety those by whom they were manned , excited their ...
... employed in passing to and fro between the vessel and the shore . These being simple in their structure , and approaching their own canoes in size , yet conveying in perfect safety those by whom they were manned , excited their ...
Page 61
... employed in effecting it is the same as that mentioned in the Bible ; and in the Tahitian tradition , the boat or canoe being used , as the means of safety to the favoured family , and the preservation of the only domestic animals found ...
... employed in effecting it is the same as that mentioned in the Bible ; and in the Tahitian tradition , the boat or canoe being used , as the means of safety to the favoured family , and the preservation of the only domestic animals found ...
Page 82
... employed in their buildings , is the wood of the bread - fruit ; and although they are care- ful of this valuable tree , it is necessary frequently to urge the duty of planting , in order to ensure a future supply not only of timber but ...
... employed in their buildings , is the wood of the bread - fruit ; and although they are care- ful of this valuable tree , it is necessary frequently to urge the duty of planting , in order to ensure a future supply not only of timber but ...
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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