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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... King Tajo , not content with seeing , in the remains of his people , none but professors of the new faith , resolved on making conquests , that he might force it on the other Society Islands . He had already succeeded with most of them ...
... King Tajo , not content with seeing , in the remains of his people , none but professors of the new faith , resolved on making conquests , that he might force it on the other Society Islands . He had already succeeded with most of them ...
Page 89
... king stood at the head of all the chiefs on the one hand , and of all the priests on the other ; consequently , these two bodies supported their common head , while he protected and aggrandized each in return , that he might secure his ...
... king stood at the head of all the chiefs on the one hand , and of all the priests on the other ; consequently , these two bodies supported their common head , while he protected and aggrandized each in return , that he might secure his ...
Page 124
... king appeared to prize his treasure exceedingly . At breakfast he sat at table with us , and used his knife and fork with tolerable address after the Euro- pean fashion . He ate heartily , but not immoderately . The Tahitians often take ...
... king appeared to prize his treasure exceedingly . At breakfast he sat at table with us , and used his knife and fork with tolerable address after the Euro- pean fashion . He ate heartily , but not immoderately . The Tahitians often take ...
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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