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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... Fishing by torch - light - Instance of native honesty- Death of Messrs . Tessier and Bicknell - Dying charge to the people- Missionary responsibility Page 270 to 301 . · CHAP . XI . General view of a Christian church - Uniformity of ...
... Fishing by torch - light - Instance of native honesty- Death of Messrs . Tessier and Bicknell - Dying charge to the people- Missionary responsibility Page 270 to 301 . · CHAP . XI . General view of a Christian church - Uniformity of ...
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... Utensils National Temple . Altar , with Offerings Altar and Unus . Fishing Canoe .. .in page 173 181 207 212 217 297 Fac - simile , and Translation , of Pomare's Letter .. 530 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES . CHAP . I. Voyage to Raiatea -
... Utensils National Temple . Altar , with Offerings Altar and Unus . Fishing Canoe .. .in page 173 181 207 212 217 297 Fac - simile , and Translation , of Pomare's Letter .. 530 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES . CHAP . I. Voyage to Raiatea -
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... fish , which , when the dashing of our oars or the progress of our boat intercepted their course or awakened their alarm , sprang from their native ele- ment , and darted along , three or four feet above the water , Ioretea , the Ulitea ...
... fish , which , when the dashing of our oars or the progress of our boat intercepted their course or awakened their alarm , sprang from their native ele- ment , and darted along , three or four feet above the water , Ioretea , the Ulitea ...
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... fish , periodically visiting their shores . Here they dry and repair their nets while watching the approach of the shoals , and find them remarkably advantageous in prosecuting the most important of their fisheries . The sun had nearly ...
... fish , periodically visiting their shores . Here they dry and repair their nets while watching the approach of the shoals , and find them remarkably advantageous in prosecuting the most important of their fisheries . The sun had nearly ...
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... fish - hooks , they always selected those whose skins were dark , as they supposed their bones were strongest . When I have seen the natives looking at a very dark man , I have sometimes heard them say , " Taata ra e , te ereere ! ivi ...
... fish - hooks , they always selected those whose skins were dark , as they supposed their bones were strongest . When I have seen the natives looking at a very dark man , I have sometimes heard them say , " Taata ra e , te ereere ! ivi ...
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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 |
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