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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Page 18
... effect it would produce on the skin . When they searched the field of battle for the bones of the slain , to use them in the manufacture of chisels , gimlets , or fish - hooks , they always selected those whose skins were dark , as they ...
... effect it would produce on the skin . When they searched the field of battle for the bones of the slain , to use them in the manufacture of chisels , gimlets , or fish - hooks , they always selected those whose skins were dark , as they ...
Page 19
... effect of illness , and hence beheld it with pity . This opinion probably originated from the effects of a disease with which they are occasionally afflicted - a kind of leprosy , which turns the skin of the parts affected , white ...
... effect of illness , and hence beheld it with pity . This opinion probably originated from the effects of a disease with which they are occasionally afflicted - a kind of leprosy , which turns the skin of the parts affected , white ...
Page 31
... effect : " You have come to see us under circumstances very different from those under which your countrymen formerly visited our ancestors . They came in the æra of men , when the islands were inhabited , but you are come to behold ...
... effect : " You have come to see us under circumstances very different from those under which your countrymen formerly visited our ancestors . They came in the æra of men , when the islands were inhabited , but you are come to behold ...
Page 34
... effect , which his opponents could not resist . Subsequently , the hostile chieftains , having procured fire - arms ... effects resulting from its use were confined to a com- paratively small portion of the inhabitants . The growth of ...
... effect , which his opponents could not resist . Subsequently , the hostile chieftains , having procured fire - arms ... effects resulting from its use were confined to a com- paratively small portion of the inhabitants . The growth of ...
Page 64
... Effect on the surrounding country - Duration of native habitations - Building for public worship - Division of public labour - Manner of fitting up the interior - Satisfaction of the people- Chapel in Raiatea - Native chandeliers ...
... Effect on the surrounding country - Duration of native habitations - Building for public worship - Division of public labour - Manner of fitting up the interior - Satisfaction of the people- Chapel in Raiatea - Native chandeliers ...
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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