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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... possessed ; and would generally divide his fish or his bread - fruit with any one , even a stranger , who should be in need , or who should ask him for it . I am willing to afford them every possible degree of credit for the exercise of ...
... possessed ; and would generally divide his fish or his bread - fruit with any one , even a stranger , who should be in need , or who should ask him for it . I am willing to afford them every possible degree of credit for the exercise of ...
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... possessed by the Huahineans , one pair became exceedingly dull , and the simple - hearted people , not knowing how to remedy this defect , tried several experiments , and at length baked the scissors in a native oven , for the purpose ...
... possessed by the Huahineans , one pair became exceedingly dull , and the simple - hearted people , not knowing how to remedy this defect , tried several experiments , and at length baked the scissors in a native oven , for the purpose ...
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... possessed better vessels , and more accurate knowledge of navigation , than they now exhibit , to have made their way against the con- stant trade - winds prevailing within the tropics , and blowing regularly , with but transient and ...
... possessed better vessels , and more accurate knowledge of navigation , than they now exhibit , to have made their way against the con- stant trade - winds prevailing within the tropics , and blowing regularly , with but transient and ...
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... possessed charms independent of the beautiful scenery and rich vegetation . The blessings of Christianity were diffused amongst the fine people who inhabited it ; a taste for industrious employment had taken deep root ; a praise- worthy ...
... possessed charms independent of the beautiful scenery and rich vegetation . The blessings of Christianity were diffused amongst the fine people who inhabited it ; a taste for industrious employment had taken deep root ; a praise- worthy ...
Page 92
... possessed in an eminent degree , and adopted that polite , elegant , and unembarrassed address , whereby the class with which he associated has ever been distinguished . Naturally quick in his perceptions , and lively in his ...
... possessed in an eminent degree , and adopted that polite , elegant , and unembarrassed address , whereby the class with which he associated has ever been distinguished . Naturally quick in his perceptions , and lively in his ...
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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 habits 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 parties perhaps person Pomare Pomare II prayer present priest principal punishment raatiras Raiatea rank 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
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Page 197 - Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices, to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive...
Page 380 - Missionaries illustrated the general principles of scripture, that in all the public stations they sustained, they were to do unto others as they would that others should do unto them...
Page 263 - I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Page 412 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutored mind Sees GOD in clouds, or hears Him in the wind ; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
Page 43 - The waters were called nara, because they were the production of Nara, or the spirit of God; and, since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he thence is named Nayrayana, or moving on the waters.
Page 43 - In that egg the great power sat inactive a whole year of the Creator, at the close of which, by his thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself. And from its two divisions he framed the heaven above, and the earth beneath ; in the midst, he placed the subtle ether, the eight regions, and the permanent receptacle of waters.
Page 244 - Saviour comes ! by ancient bards foretold ! Hear Him, ye deaf; and all ye blind, behold ! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eyeball pour the day: 'Tis he the obstructed paths of sound shall clear, And bid new music charm th' unfolding ear: The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting, like the bounding roe.
Page 335 - The harp of heaven Had lack'd its least, but not its meanest string Had children not been taught to play upon it, And sing, from feelings all their own, what men Nor angels can conceive of creatures, born Under the curse, yet from the curse redeem'd, And placed at once beyond the power to fall, Safely, which men nor angels ever knew, Till ranks of these, and all of those, had fallen.
Page 216 - An ubu or prayer was offered before they ate their food, when they tilled their ground, planted their gardens, built their houses, launched their canoes, cast their nets, and commenced or concluded a journey. The first fish taken periodically on their shores, together with a number of kinds regarded as sacred, were conveyed to the altar. The first-fruits of their orchards and gardens were also taumaha, or offered, with a portion of their live-stock, which consisted of pigs, dogs, and fowls, as it...
Page 16 - ... stature of the male and female sex here, as well as in other parts of the world, yet not so great as that which often prevails in Europe. The females, though generally more delicate in form and smaller in size than the men, are, taken altogether, stronger and larger than the females of England, and are sometimes remarkably tall and stout.