Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq: Deputed from the London Missionary Society, to Visit Their Various Stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India, &c., Between the Years 1821 and 1829, 1. köideF. Westley and A.H. Davis, 1831 |
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... attendants . Birds of different kinds followed the whales , and perched on their backs when they emerged , to pick off the small insects , like lice , which prey on these enormous creatures , and often make large holes in their well ...
... attendants . Birds of different kinds followed the whales , and perched on their backs when they emerged , to pick off the small insects , like lice , which prey on these enormous creatures , and often make large holes in their well ...
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... attendants - the chiefs always having a number of such in their train - immediately seated themselves cross- legged on the floor . The house was about a hundred and twenty feet in length , having one side separated from the other , and ...
... attendants - the chiefs always having a number of such in their train - immediately seated themselves cross- legged on the floor . The house was about a hundred and twenty feet in length , having one side separated from the other , and ...
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... attendants to officiate . Prayer is thus offered twice a day beneath his roof , and he permits no business whatever to prevent the regular discharge of this duty . It is lamentable , however , that an example in many respects so much to ...
... attendants to officiate . Prayer is thus offered twice a day beneath his roof , and he permits no business whatever to prevent the regular discharge of this duty . It is lamentable , however , that an example in many respects so much to ...
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... attendants to bring the articles within doors . No expressions of thanks are used on these occasions , and we cannot find out that the language contains any terms for such acknowledgements . We have learnt , however , that 1 90 PRESENTS ...
... attendants to bring the articles within doors . No expressions of thanks are used on these occasions , and we cannot find out that the language contains any terms for such acknowledgements . We have learnt , however , that 1 90 PRESENTS ...
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... attendants , bringing various pre- sents , consisting of hogs and fruits . When we went out to receive them , the whole party were sitting on their heels in silence , with their faces towards the house , at the distance of twenty yards ...
... attendants , bringing various pre- sents , consisting of hogs and fruits . When we went out to receive them , the whole party were sitting on their heels in silence , with their faces towards the house , at the distance of twenty yards ...
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afternoon afterwards appeared Areois arrival Barff basaltic beach beautiful Bennet boat body Borabora bread-fruit breccia brought called canoe Cape Horn captain chapel chiefs Christian cloth cocoa-nut colour coral crew Dangerous Archipelago Deputation dwellings earth Eimeo Ellis eyes feet fish formerly friends fruit gospel ground hand harbour Hautia head hearts heathen hogs Huahine hundred idolatry idols inches inhabitants islands kind king labour land latter Leeward Islands length London Missionary Society Lord Mahine manner marae Matavai miles Missionaries morning mountains natives nearly night Nott Oahu occasion persons plants Pomare Pomare's prayer present priests queen raatiras Raiatea reached received reef rocks Sabbath sailed sailors seen Sept ship shore side Society Islands soon sperm whale spot stones Tahiti Tahitian Tahitian language things tion trees TROPIC OF CAPRICORN Tyerman vessel voyage whale whole wind woman words worship