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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... evidences of civilization and piety it presents . The chapel is very superior , and more substantial than any other building yet erected in the South Seas , being of hewn coral , not dissimi- lar in its appearance to a light free ...
... evidences of civilization and piety it presents . The chapel is very superior , and more substantial than any other building yet erected in the South Seas , being of hewn coral , not dissimi- lar in its appearance to a light free ...
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... evidences of improvement in the arts and manner of life here , are not equal to those exhibited at the neighboring island of Hua- hine . On a long coral wharf , near the residence of the king - and from that circumstance called the ...
... evidences of improvement in the arts and manner of life here , are not equal to those exhibited at the neighboring island of Hua- hine . On a long coral wharf , near the residence of the king - and from that circumstance called the ...
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... evidence , I trust , to prove them decidedly and interestingly a civilized and Christian people ; and to present a conclusive and delightful demonstration of the power of the gospel on the nature , habits , and life of untutored man ...
... evidence , I trust , to prove them decidedly and interestingly a civilized and Christian people ; and to present a conclusive and delightful demonstration of the power of the gospel on the nature , habits , and life of untutored man ...
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... evidence of it ; and instances of secret vice and licentiousness doubtless occur ; and may , when dili- gently sought , be found - though not honorably boasted of - by foreign visitors : but do these facts justify the assertion of a ...
... evidence of it ; and instances of secret vice and licentiousness doubtless occur ; and may , when dili- gently sought , be found - though not honorably boasted of - by foreign visitors : but do these facts justify the assertion of a ...
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... left for a worshiping assembly at Hido , the most obscure cor- ner of these distant islands , to excite the liveliest emotions ever experienced , and leave the deepest im- 74 EVIDENCES OF THE pressions of the extent and unsearchable.
... left for a worshiping assembly at Hido , the most obscure cor- ner of these distant islands , to excite the liveliest emotions ever experienced , and leave the deepest im- 74 EVIDENCES OF THE pressions of the extent and unsearchable.
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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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Страница 70 - ... on the north, towards the chapel ; and by degrees their numbers increased, till, in a short time, every path along the beach and over the uplands, presented an almost uninterrupted procession of both sexes and of every age, all pressing to the house of God.
Страница 71 - The scene, as looked on from our ship, in the stillness of a brightly beaming sabbatli morning, way well calculated with its associations, to prepare the mind for strong impressions on a nearer view, when the conclusion of our own public worship should allow us to go on shore. Mr. Goodrich had apprised us, that he had found it expedient to hold the services of the sabbath...
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