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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... reference to this enterprise , Robertson remarks : " That a tale so fabulous should gain credit among the uninstructed Indians , is not sur- prising ; that it should make any impression on an enlightened people , appears , in the ...
... reference to this enterprise , Robertson remarks : " That a tale so fabulous should gain credit among the uninstructed Indians , is not sur- prising ; that it should make any impression on an enlightened people , appears , in the ...
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... reference to their pigs , was that of giving them some distinct , though often arbitrary name ; so that each pig had his own proper name , by which he was called , as well as the several members of the family . This difference , however ...
... reference to their pigs , was that of giving them some distinct , though often arbitrary name ; so that each pig had his own proper name , by which he was called , as well as the several members of the family . This difference , however ...
Page 56
... reference to a canoe , and declares that after the arrival of the canoe without an outrigger , e vaa taura ore , a canoe or vessel without ropes or cordage shall come among them . What idea Maui designed to convey by this declaration ...
... reference to a canoe , and declares that after the arrival of the canoe without an outrigger , e vaa taura ore , a canoe or vessel without ropes or cordage shall come among them . What idea Maui designed to convey by this declaration ...
Page 57
... reference to the external structure and appearance of our globe that has occurred since its creation , have been found to exist among the natives of the South Sea Islands , from the earliest periods of their history . Accounts , more or ...
... reference to the external structure and appearance of our globe that has occurred since its creation , have been found to exist among the natives of the South Sea Islands , from the earliest periods of their history . Accounts , more or ...
Page 65
... reference to the rising generation , who were to be the future population , and who would arrive at years of maturity , under circumstances and principles as oppo- site as light and darkness to those under which their parents had been ...
... reference to the rising generation , who were to be the future population , and who would arrive at years of maturity , under circumstances and principles as oppo- site as light and darkness to those under which their parents had been ...
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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