Narrative of a Tour Through Hawaii, Or Owhyhee; with Remarks on the History, Traditions, Manners, Customs, and Language of the Inhabitants of the Sandwich IslandFor the author, by H. Fisher, son, and P. Jackson, 1826 - Всего страниц: 442 |
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... probably occasioned the difference . Their hair is black or brown , strong , and frequently curly ; their complexion is neither yellow like the Malays , nor red like the American Indians , but a kind of olive , and sometimes reddish ...
... probably occasioned the difference . Their hair is black or brown , strong , and frequently curly ; their complexion is neither yellow like the Malays , nor red like the American Indians , but a kind of olive , and sometimes reddish ...
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... probably , be the case when the natives become more industrious and civilized . The local situation of the Sandwich Islands is im- portant , and highly advantageous for purposes of commerce , & c . On the north are the Russian settle ...
... probably , be the case when the natives become more industrious and civilized . The local situation of the Sandwich Islands is im- portant , and highly advantageous for purposes of commerce , & c . On the north are the Russian settle ...
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... probably be acceptable . The visits which most foreigners have paid to the Sandwich and other islands of the Pacific , have been too transient to allow them , however well qualified they may have been , to become acquainted with the ...
... probably be acceptable . The visits which most foreigners have paid to the Sandwich and other islands of the Pacific , have been too transient to allow them , however well qualified they may have been , to become acquainted with the ...
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William Ellis. shores . Being the most leeward island of importance , it was probably the last inquired of , or the last name repeat- ed by the people to the first visitors . For should the natives be pointed to the groupe , and asked ...
William Ellis. shores . Being the most leeward island of importance , it was probably the last inquired of , or the last name repeat- ed by the people to the first visitors . For should the natives be pointed to the groupe , and asked ...
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... probably not less than fifty or sixty feet . The pool is occasionally visited by the natives , for the purpose of bathing , as its water is cool and refreshing . From its ebbing and flowing with the tide , it has probably a direct com ...
... probably not less than fifty or sixty feet . The pool is occasionally visited by the natives , for the purpose of bathing , as its water is cool and refreshing . From its ebbing and flowing with the tide , it has probably a direct com ...
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Стр. 77 - Sirs, why do ye these things ? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you, that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living GOD, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein ; who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Стр. 50 - Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them ; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Стр. 26 - And with him they crucify two thieves, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
Стр. 49 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Стр. 101 - Cook's name is thus pronounced by (he natives. from the other side of the bay, entered the crowd almost breathless, and exclaimed, ' It is war! — the foreigners have commenced hostilities, have fired on a canoe from one of their boats, and killed a chief.
Стр. 322 - Numbers of dogs, of rather a small size, and something like a terrier, are raised every year as an article of food. They are mostly fed on vegetables ; and we have sometimes seen them kept in yards, with small houses to sleep in. A part of the rent of every tenant who occupies land is paid in dogs for his landlord's table.
Стр. 34 - Honoruru, one or two visits of the missionaries and of some of the native teachers to his house, and letters from Naihe, are the chief advantages he has enjoyed. He appears, indeed, a modern Cornelius, and is a striking manifestation of the sovereignty of that grace of which we trust he has been made a partaker ; and we rejoice in the pleasing hope that He who has " begun a good work, will perform it until the day of Christ.
Стр. 368 - An institution so universal in its influence, and so inflexible in its demands, contributed very materially to the bondage and oppression of the natives in general. The king, sacred chiefs, and priests, appear to have been the only persons to whom its application was easy; the great mass of the people were at no period of their existence exempt from its influence, and no circumstance in life could excuse their obedience to its demands. The females, in particular, felt all its humiliating and degrading...
Стр. 104 - ... favour, and hence the. people prostrated themselves before him as he walked through the villages. But when, in the attack made upon him, they saw his blood running, and heard his groans, they said,