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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 38
Page 11
... observed , that for the bulk of the fish the heart was remarkably small , not being larger than a pullet's egg . The sailors called this the brown shark ( squalus carcharias ) . It measured six feet in length . Not contented with what ...
... observed , that for the bulk of the fish the heart was remarkably small , not being larger than a pullet's egg . The sailors called this the brown shark ( squalus carcharias ) . It measured six feet in length . Not contented with what ...
Page 14
... observed . The specta- cle of the nocturnal heavens ( under their new aspect , adorn- ed with constellations never seen in the north ) has been occasionally enlivened of late by meteors of great splendor , emerging from immensity , and ...
... observed . The specta- cle of the nocturnal heavens ( under their new aspect , adorn- ed with constellations never seen in the north ) has been occasionally enlivened of late by meteors of great splendor , emerging from immensity , and ...
Page 128
... observed as a day of fasting and prayer for the res- toration of the king's health ; but , if it should be otherwise ordained , then directing supplication to be made that it would please God to prepare his soul for the kingdom of ...
... observed as a day of fasting and prayer for the res- toration of the king's health ; but , if it should be otherwise ordained , then directing supplication to be made that it would please God to prepare his soul for the kingdom of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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