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 |
À l'intérieur du livre
Résultats 1-5 sur 70
Page 9
... furnish convenient temporary resi- dences for the fishermen , who resort to them during the season for taking the operu , scomber scomber of Linneus , and other fish , periodically visiting their shores . Here they dry and repair their ...
... furnish convenient temporary resi- dences for the fishermen , who resort to them during the season for taking the operu , scomber scomber of Linneus , and other fish , periodically visiting their shores . Here they dry and repair their ...
Page 20
... furnished , as fast as their teachers could prepare lessons in the native language . It is probable that not less than ten thousand persons have learned to read the sacred Scriptures , and that nearly an equal number are either capable ...
... furnished , as fast as their teachers could prepare lessons in the native language . It is probable that not less than ten thousand persons have learned to read the sacred Scriptures , and that nearly an equal number are either capable ...
Page 24
... furnish matter for mirthful jest to the natives of the other islands of the ' group , from the circumstance of one of their people , the first time she saw a foreigner who wore boots , exclaiming , with astonishment , that the ...
... furnish matter for mirthful jest to the natives of the other islands of the ' group , from the circumstance of one of their people , the first time she saw a foreigner who wore boots , exclaiming , with astonishment , that the ...
Page 46
... furnished by the Hindoo records , and the absence of all original records relating to the history , mythology , manners , language , & c . of the aborigines of South America . Were we better acquainted with the history and insti ...
... furnished by the Hindoo records , and the absence of all original records relating to the history , mythology , manners , language , & c . of the aborigines of South America . Were we better acquainted with the history and insti ...
Page 47
... furnish any evidence of their former connexion with the inhabitants either of India or America , the coinci- * In reference to this enterprise , Robertson remarks : " That a tale so fabulous should gain credit among the uninstructed ...
... furnish any evidence of their former connexion with the inhabitants either of India or America , the coinci- * In reference to this enterprise , Robertson remarks : " That a tale so fabulous should gain credit among the uninstructed ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
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