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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... formerly- Their present Character contrasted - Idolatrous Priests - Second In- terview with Pomare - Tatooing - Mosquitoes - Return to Tahiti— Housekeeping - Native Manners - Barter - trade CHAPTER VI . 84 106 Fishing by Torch - light ...
... formerly- Their present Character contrasted - Idolatrous Priests - Second In- terview with Pomare - Tatooing - Mosquitoes - Return to Tahiti— Housekeeping - Native Manners - Barter - trade CHAPTER VI . 84 106 Fishing by Torch - light ...
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... formerly worshipped - Feat of Juggling - Traditions - Investure of the Kings -Local Falls of Rain - Native Prediction . • CHAPTER XXV . • Visit to Opoa , the Chief Seat of Ancient Idolatry - Public Festival -Singular Appearance of the ...
... formerly worshipped - Feat of Juggling - Traditions - Investure of the Kings -Local Falls of Rain - Native Prediction . • CHAPTER XXV . • Visit to Opoa , the Chief Seat of Ancient Idolatry - Public Festival -Singular Appearance of the ...
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... ( formerly described ) , all exceedingly small , and resembling transparent bubbles - yet bubbles instinct with life . Many sheer - waters were flying around us at this time . These birds appear to be equally fitted to fly in both ...
... ( formerly described ) , all exceedingly small , and resembling transparent bubbles - yet bubbles instinct with life . Many sheer - waters were flying around us at this time . These birds appear to be equally fitted to fly in both ...
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... formerly here ; but not so much as to induce the Missionaries to correct it , at the hazard of occasioning worse confusion in the minds of a people to whom it would probably be difficult to make the change intelligible . This has been ...
... formerly here ; but not so much as to induce the Missionaries to correct it , at the hazard of occasioning worse confusion in the minds of a people to whom it would probably be difficult to make the change intelligible . This has been ...
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... formerly wreaked upon criminals , and the monstrous atrocities committed against vanquished enemies , we have been told that there are wild men in the mountains who have haunted the highest accessible eminences for many years , and ...
... formerly wreaked upon criminals , and the monstrous atrocities committed against vanquished enemies , we have been told that there are wild men in the mountains who have haunted the highest accessible eminences for many years , and ...
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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