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 89
... PRIESTS . 89 A poor adopted , if it promised to strengthen or to increase royal or sacerdotal usurpations . The king stood at the head of all the chiefs on the one hand , and of all the priests on the other ; consequently , these two ...
... PRIESTS . 89 A poor adopted , if it promised to strengthen or to increase royal or sacerdotal usurpations . The king stood at the head of all the chiefs on the one hand , and of all the priests on the other ; consequently , these two ...
Page 196
... priests round Tani , as lord over them all . Various antic ceremonies having been performed , and prayers offer- ed , the images were stripped of their old vestments . Many of these wooden stocks , being hollow , were filled with beau ...
... priests round Tani , as lord over them all . Various antic ceremonies having been performed , and prayers offer- ed , the images were stripped of their old vestments . Many of these wooden stocks , being hollow , were filled with beau ...
Page 204
... priests , and was a personage of such superhuman sanctity that every thing which he touched became sacred ; he was , therefore , not suffered to marry , as the honor of being his wife was too much for any mortal woman . But this was not ...
... priests , and was a personage of such superhuman sanctity that every thing which he touched became sacred ; he was , therefore , not suffered to marry , as the honor of being his wife was too much for any mortal woman . But this was not ...
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