The Westminster Review, 14. köideBaldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1831 |
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Page 19
... beautiful , and their ears delicately small . M. Lesson does not agree with Bougainville and Captain Cook , in attributing a high degree of beauty to the Oceanian women ; and insinuates that the taste and judgment of those celebrated ...
... beautiful , and their ears delicately small . M. Lesson does not agree with Bougainville and Captain Cook , in attributing a high degree of beauty to the Oceanian women ; and insinuates that the taste and judgment of those celebrated ...
Page 20
... beautiful of all the Oceanian race : next to these are ranked the Tahitians ; then the natives of the Sandwich Islands ; then those of the archipelago of Tonga ; and , last of all , taking the women as the standard , the inhabitants of ...
... beautiful of all the Oceanian race : next to these are ranked the Tahitians ; then the natives of the Sandwich Islands ; then those of the archipelago of Tonga ; and , last of all , taking the women as the standard , the inhabitants of ...
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... beautiful flour , known among the Gods by the name of arrow - root , but the name by which it is distinguished among mortals we forget ; besides which they manufacture a species of pudding from bread - fruit and cocoa - nuts , and a ...
... beautiful flour , known among the Gods by the name of arrow - root , but the name by which it is distinguished among mortals we forget ; besides which they manufacture a species of pudding from bread - fruit and cocoa - nuts , and a ...
Page 23
... upon " these fertile and beautiful islands . The rima , or bread - fruit , is not eaten raw ; but for eight months in the year , the tree pro- duces plentifully , and the fruit is gathered as it 1831 . 23 South Sea Islanders .
... upon " these fertile and beautiful islands . The rima , or bread - fruit , is not eaten raw ; but for eight months in the year , the tree pro- duces plentifully , and the fruit is gathered as it 1831 . 23 South Sea Islanders .
Page 33
... beautiful straw hats , which are as fine , silky , and brilliant as the best Leghorns . These they fabricate with their own fair hands , and we trust the missionaries will teach them , for the interests of morality , that it is one of ...
... beautiful straw hats , which are as fine , silky , and brilliant as the best Leghorns . These they fabricate with their own fair hands , and we trust the missionaries will teach them , for the interests of morality , that it is one of ...
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