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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... manners , customs , and prac- tices , of the inhabitants of the South and North Pacific Islanders , as could be published without offence to decorum . But it must be plainly stated that the half of their abomi- nations may not be told ...
... manners , customs , and prac- tices , of the inhabitants of the South and North Pacific Islanders , as could be published without offence to decorum . But it must be plainly stated that the half of their abomi- nations may not be told ...
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... manners of nations waxed old in bar- barism , failed not to introduce those institutions on which rest the dignity and happiness of social life . The law of marriage was established among them , and all the brutalizing evils of polygamy ...
... manners of nations waxed old in bar- barism , failed not to introduce those institutions on which rest the dignity and happiness of social life . The law of marriage was established among them , and all the brutalizing evils of polygamy ...
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... Manners - Barter - trade CHAPTER VI . 84 106 Fishing by Torch - light - Valley of Matavai - Sufferings of first Mis- sionaries - Rare Birds - Ora Tree , & c . - Basaltic Cliffs - Simple Method of producing Fire - Traits of Tahitian ...
... Manners - Barter - trade CHAPTER VI . 84 106 Fishing by Torch - light - Valley of Matavai - Sufferings of first Mis- sionaries - Rare Birds - Ora Tree , & c . - Basaltic Cliffs - Simple Method of producing Fire - Traits of Tahitian ...
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... manner of heaving the lead to sound the depth of the water ( a frequent process at this commence- ment of our navigation , ) particularly struck us . But the following incident may be more intelligible than a descrip- tion of a nautical ...
... manner of heaving the lead to sound the depth of the water ( a frequent process at this commence- ment of our navigation , ) particularly struck us . But the following incident may be more intelligible than a descrip- tion of a nautical ...
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... manner , and often suffer themselves to be taken with the hand . They have a remorseless enemy of their own tribe , the man - of - war bird ( pelicanus aqui- lus ) , which rushes upon them , and by severe blows with its pinions and bill ...
... manner , and often suffer themselves to be taken with the hand . They have a remorseless enemy of their own tribe , the man - of - war bird ( pelicanus aqui- lus ) , which rushes upon them , and by severe blows with its pinions and bill ...
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