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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... Station at Maeva - Appearance of the lake and surrounding scenery- Ruins of temples , and other vestiges of idolatry - General view of Poly- nesian mythology - Ideas relative to the origin of the world - Polytheism -Traditionary ...
... Station at Maeva - Appearance of the lake and surrounding scenery- Ruins of temples , and other vestiges of idolatry - General view of Poly- nesian mythology - Ideas relative to the origin of the world - Polytheism -Traditionary ...
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... station , and we embarked in his boat , although it was scarcely large enough to contain our party and half a dozen native rowers . The morning on which we sailed was fine ; the sea gently rippled with the freshening breeze , which was ...
... station , and we embarked in his boat , although it was scarcely large enough to contain our party and half a dozen native rowers . The morning on which we sailed was fine ; the sea gently rippled with the freshening breeze , which was ...
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... station , the residence of the chiefs , and principal part of the population . There are two open bays on the east side of the island , Opoa and Utumaoro . They were occasionally visited by shipping ; and the latter has , since the ...
... station , the residence of the chiefs , and principal part of the population . There are two open bays on the east side of the island , Opoa and Utumaoro . They were occasionally visited by shipping ; and the latter has , since the ...
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... station on account of their per- sonal endowments , but derive their rank and eleva- tion from their ancestry . This is the case with most of the groups of the Pacific , but peculiarly so in Tahiti and the adjacent isles . The father of ...
... station on account of their per- sonal endowments , but derive their rank and eleva- tion from their ancestry . This is the case with most of the groups of the Pacific , but peculiarly so in Tahiti and the adjacent isles . The father of ...
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... station now described , though not more forward than others in the same group , Captain Gam- bier observes : " At about ten o'clock on the morning of the 20th of January , 1822 , the ship being hove - to outside the reef , a party of us ...
... station now described , though not more forward than others in the same group , Captain Gam- bier observes : " At about ten o'clock on the morning of the 20th of January , 1822 , the ship being hove - to outside the reef , a party of us ...
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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