A Visit to the South Seas, in the U.S. Ship Vincennes: During the Years 1829 and 1830; with Scenes in Brazil, Peru, Manila, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena, Том 2J.P. Haven, 1831 |
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... believe himself worshipping with those , who , till within a few years , had been lost in all the gross vice , licentiousness , and wildness of paganism . The sight was at once delightful and affecting . The dress of the men , from the ...
... believe himself worshipping with those , who , till within a few years , had been lost in all the gross vice , licentiousness , and wildness of paganism . The sight was at once delightful and affecting . The dress of the men , from the ...
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... believe actually went to prayer ; while her majesty of Tahiti , hang- ing on the captain's arm in front of the rest , stood the first two or three guns forward very well , but as the gunners touched off the battery farther and far- ther ...
... believe actually went to prayer ; while her majesty of Tahiti , hang- ing on the captain's arm in front of the rest , stood the first two or three guns forward very well , but as the gunners touched off the battery farther and far- ther ...
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... believe , I was on deck this morning by day - break , in anticipa- tion of a sunrise view of the land and mountains , as splendid and impressive as that with which we were favored , when under similar circumstances , on board the Thames ...
... believe , I was on deck this morning by day - break , in anticipa- tion of a sunrise view of the land and mountains , as splendid and impressive as that with which we were favored , when under similar circumstances , on board the Thames ...
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... believe I brought to the island , thriving finely ; and by its rich blossoms of crimson and orange , imparting an air of gaiety to every thing near . The straw- berry bed too , is from seeds sent to me , and received after our return to ...
... believe I brought to the island , thriving finely ; and by its rich blossoms of crimson and orange , imparting an air of gaiety to every thing near . The straw- berry bed too , is from seeds sent to me , and received after our return to ...
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... quarters considera- bly hotter than those , in which , Coleman the poet puts his lodger over the bake shop . You will scarce believe , that we all slept on a temperature of 86 CRATER AT MIDNIGHT . 120 ° Farenheit - but.
... quarters considera- bly hotter than those , in which , Coleman the poet puts his lodger over the bake shop . You will scarce believe , that we all slept on a temperature of 86 CRATER AT MIDNIGHT . 120 ° Farenheit - but.
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anchor appearance arrival attended beautiful Bingham boat Borabora Byron's Bay Captain Finch captain's gig chapel character chiefs chieftains Christian civilization coast command consul cottages crater dear H delightful distance dress establishment evidence exhibited eyes feeling feet female friends furnished Goodrich Governor Boki ground groves handsome happy harbor Hawaii heart heathen Honolulu hour Huahine hundred immediately inclosure Kaahumanu Kapiolani kind king Lahaina land LETTER lofty looking Lord Byron Madam Boki Manilla manner Matavai mats Maui ment miles mission house missionaries morning mountains native neat night o'clock Oahu officers Papeete party Pelé plantations port prayer present princess principal queen Raiatea reef refreshments regent residence respect rich sabbath sail salute Sandwich Islands scarce scene seated seen shore side sight Society Islands Stribling style Tahaa Tahiti tain Tamehameha thing tion trees U. S. Ship Vincennes vessels voyage whole wind
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