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shaped somewhat like that used by stone - cutters ; it gives a sound not unlike a
distant gong , and it is said may be heard from seven to ten miles . From the top of
this hill ( sixty feet high , and the most elevated point on the island ) there is an ...
shaped somewhat like that used by stone - cutters ; it gives a sound not unlike a
distant gong , and it is said may be heard from seven to ten miles . From the top of
this hill ( sixty feet high , and the most elevated point on the island ) there is an ...
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The new town is beautifully situated in a bread - fruit and cocoa - nut grove ,
which gives it perpetual shade , whilst it is sufficiently open to admit the cool
breeze . On the 26th , agreeably to my engagement , I moved the ship to the
island of ...
The new town is beautifully situated in a bread - fruit and cocoa - nut grove ,
which gives it perpetual shade , whilst it is sufficiently open to admit the cool
breeze . On the 26th , agreeably to my engagement , I moved the ship to the
island of ...
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... care to retort upon them for their want of confidence , and to tell them how
unlike it was to their profession of Christianity , and that they must show a proper
disposition , before the white people would give them any credit for being
Christians .
... care to retort upon them for their want of confidence , and to tell them how
unlike it was to their profession of Christianity , and that they must show a proper
disposition , before the white people would give them any credit for being
Christians .
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The missionaries were kind enough to give me the following outline of the belief
of the heathen belonging to this group of islands . They worship many gods , who
are believed to possess unlimited power over them , and are called the gods of ...
The missionaries were kind enough to give me the following outline of the belief
of the heathen belonging to this group of islands . They worship many gods , who
are believed to possess unlimited power over them , and are called the gods of ...
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We were surprised at their numbers , which give a striking air of cheerfulness and
gaiety t ) the scene , when they are seen in groups , playing , and practising many
kinds of jugglery . As far as we observed , the Tongese are very fond of ...
We were surprised at their numbers , which give a striking air of cheerfulness and
gaiety t ) the scene , when they are seen in groups , playing , and practising many
kinds of jugglery . As far as we observed , the Tongese are very fond of ...
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| Titul | Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 3 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Charles Wilkes United States. Navy Department |
| Autor | Charles Wilkes |
| Vydavatel | G. P. Putnam, 1856 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Rakouská národní knihovna |
| Digitalizováno | 24. červenec 2018 |
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