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 71
... erected , for their own abode , by any of the natives of the South Sea Islands . The success of these individuals ... erection of a spacious chapel , and the frames of our dwellings . It was no easy task for them to build houses of this ...
... erected , for their own abode , by any of the natives of the South Sea Islands . The success of these individuals ... erection of a spacious chapel , and the frames of our dwellings . It was no easy task for them to build houses of this ...
Page 72
... 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 Christianity ...
... 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 Christianity ...
Page 73
... erected , others were thatched , and some partially or entirely enclosed with the beautiful white coral - lime ... erection of their dwellings without nails ; but to make doors and shutters without these , brought them at first to a ...
... erected , others were thatched , and some partially or entirely enclosed with the beautiful white coral - lime ... erection of their dwellings without nails ; but to make doors and shutters without these , brought them at first to a ...
Page 79
... erected . No. 3. is placed beneath the schools . 4. Marks the site where our dwelling stood , and that of my coadjutor , Mr. Barff ; both these were erected at some distance from the shore , and stood on an elevation at the foot of the ...
... erected . No. 3. is placed beneath the schools . 4. Marks the site where our dwelling stood , and that of my coadjutor , Mr. Barff ; both these were erected at some distance from the shore , and stood on an elevation at the foot of the ...
Page 80
... erected , con- tain only two or three rooms on one floor , but several of the chiefs have built spacious , and , considering the ma- terials with which they are constructed , substantial habitations , with two stories , and a number of ...
... erected , con- tain only two or three rooms on one floor , but several of the chiefs have built spacious , and , considering the ma- terials with which they are constructed , substantial habitations , with two stories , and a number of ...
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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 |
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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