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. köideCrocker and Brewster, 1832 |
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Page 38
... eyes . We were much struck with the utter simplicity of this bird which we had obtained , having an opportunity of observing its manners . It had received no injury that we could discover , except the destruction of one eye , which the ...
... eyes . We were much struck with the utter simplicity of this bird which we had obtained , having an opportunity of observing its manners . It had received no injury that we could discover , except the destruction of one eye , which the ...
Page 90
... eyes of his mind became once a little enlightened , to discern the fooleries and atrocities of the ancient super- stition . The following circumstance will tend to show how the chiefs , leagued with the priests , maintained their ...
... eyes of his mind became once a little enlightened , to discern the fooleries and atrocities of the ancient super- stition . The following circumstance will tend to show how the chiefs , leagued with the priests , maintained their ...
Page 108
... eye - brows are of a flaxen color , and his eyes very tender . The disease is not considered conta- gious . Consumptive cases occur , and cut off many of the young . Nov. 10. The corpse of a child was interred this morn- ing , according ...
... eye - brows are of a flaxen color , and his eyes very tender . The disease is not considered conta- gious . Consumptive cases occur , and cut off many of the young . Nov. 10. The corpse of a child was interred this morn- ing , according ...
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afternoon afterwards animal appeared Areois Auna Barff basaltic beach beautiful Bennet boat body Borabora bread-fruit breccia brought called canoe Cape Horn captain captain Cook chapel chiefs Christian cloth cocoa-nut color coral crew dark deck deputation dwellings earth Eimeo Ellis eyes feet fish former formerly friends fruit gospel ground hand harbor Hautia head hearts heathen hogs Huahine hundred idolatry idols inches inhabitants islands kind king lagoon land latter leeward islands length London Missionary Society Lord Mahine manner marae Matavai miles missionaries morning mountains multitude natives night Nott occasion persons plants Pomare prayer present priests queen raatiras Raiatea reached reef rocks Sabbath sailed seen shark ship shore side soon South species sperm whale spot stones Tahaa Tahiti Tahitian Tahitian language Tani Tani's Taroa things tion trees Tyerman Vahine vessel voyage whale whole wind words worship