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 |
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... Sabbath in the South Sea Islands - Occupations of the preceding day - Early morning prayer - meetings - Sabbath schools - Order of divine service- School exercises - Contrast with idolatrous worship . Page 120 to 148 . CHAP . VI ...
... Sabbath in the South Sea Islands - Occupations of the preceding day - Early morning prayer - meetings - Sabbath schools - Order of divine service- School exercises - Contrast with idolatrous worship . Page 120 to 148 . CHAP . VI ...
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... Sabbath - breaking - Rebellion - Bigamy , & c . - Divorce , & c.— Marriage - False accusation - Drunkenness - Dogs - Pigs - Conspiracy- -Confessions - Revenue for the king and chiefs - Tatauing - Voyaging -Judges and magistrates ...
... Sabbath - breaking - Rebellion - Bigamy , & c . - Divorce , & c.— Marriage - False accusation - Drunkenness - Dogs - Pigs - Conspiracy- -Confessions - Revenue for the king and chiefs - Tatauing - Voyaging -Judges and magistrates ...
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... Sabbath - day . In the society of our friends we spent a fortnight very pleasantly , and having adjusted our public arrange- ments , returned to to Huahine , in the Haweis , in which Messrs . Barff , Williams , and myself , proceeded to ...
... Sabbath - day . In the society of our friends we spent a fortnight very pleasantly , and having adjusted our public arrange- ments , returned to to Huahine , in the Haweis , in which Messrs . Barff , Williams , and myself , proceeded to ...
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... Sabbath . The erection of a house upon the improved plan , regulating its size by the rank or means of the family for whom it was designed , became a kind of test of sincerity in professions of desire to be instructed ; for to embrace ...
... Sabbath . The erection of a house upon the improved plan , regulating its size by the rank or means of the family for whom it was designed , became a kind of test of sincerity in professions of desire to be instructed ; for to embrace ...
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... Sabbath , the difference in the material or structure of the places they occupied , was not easily noticed . A remarkably ingenious and durable low fence , called by the natives aumoa , was erected round it , and the area within the ...
... Sabbath , the difference in the material or structure of the places they occupied , was not easily noticed . A remarkably ingenious and durable low fence , called by the natives aumoa , was erected round it , and the area within the ...
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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
appeared Areois arrived attended Austral Islands baptized Barff bark body Borabora bread-fruit called canoe Captain Captain Cook casuarina ceremony chapel chiefs Christ Christianity church circumstances cloth cocoa-nut colour connexion considered coral crime declared deities desire district Divine dress dwellings effect Eimeo erected European favour feet females fish formed formerly frequently friends furnished gods habits Huahine human human sacrifices idolatry idols individual influence inhabitants kind king labour land laws Leeward Islands magistrate marae mats ment Missionaries mountains nation natives night occasion offered parties perhaps person Polynesian Pomare Pomare III prayers present prevailed priest principal punishment raatiras Raiatea received reef regarded resembling residence Rurutu Sabbath sacred Sandwich Islands Scripture ship shore side society Society Islands sometimes South Sea Islands spear spirits station supposed Taaroa Tahaa Tahiti Tahitian tataued temple tion tradition tree usually vessel voyage wife worship