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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... Preparation of the laws - Public enactment by the king in a national assembly at Tahiti - Capital punishments - Manner of conducting public trials - Establishment of laws in Raiatea - Preparation of those for Huahine Page 365 to 390 ...
... Preparation of the laws - Public enactment by the king in a national assembly at Tahiti - Capital punishments - Manner of conducting public trials - Establishment of laws in Raiatea - Preparation of those for Huahine Page 365 to 390 ...
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... 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 of writing , or are under instruction . In ...
... 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 of writing , or are under instruction . In ...
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... prepared their ovens for opio . This was done with greater facility than they could burn it in the kiln they had ... preparation of lime for building . Shells might be procured in tolerable abundance ; but the white coral rock , of which ...
... prepared their ovens for opio . This was done with greater facility than they could burn it in the kiln they had ... preparation of lime for building . Shells might be procured in tolerable abundance ; but the white coral rock , of which ...
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... preparing it on the present plan , is ex- ceedingly irksome . Could they be induced to erect kilns , and burn it after the European manner , it might be furnished with great facility , and the fact of their being able to prepare with ...
... preparing it on the present plan , is ex- ceedingly irksome . Could they be induced to erect kilns , and burn it after the European manner , it might be furnished with great facility , and the fact of their being able to prepare with ...
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... preparing the stone , and the labour was also greater than in their present state of civilization they were disposed ... prepare them for ovens , & c . but did not succeed . Individuals professing to understand making bricks have once or ...
... preparing the stone , and the labour was also greater than in their present state of civilization they were disposed ... prepare them for ovens , & c . but did not succeed . Individuals professing to understand making bricks have once or ...
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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 |
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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