Hawaii: the Past, Present, and Future of Its Island-kingdom: An Historical Account of the Sandwich Islands (Polynesia)Longmans, Green, and Company, 1866 - 523 strani |
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Stran 33
... kept by the American mis- sionaries in Oahu during one year . By this , rain fell on only forty days of the twelve months , and only forty - seven days besides were cloudy . D and chiefs as one of their insignia , and a.
... kept by the American mis- sionaries in Oahu during one year . By this , rain fell on only forty days of the twelve months , and only forty - seven days besides were cloudy . D and chiefs as one of their insignia , and a.
Stran 34
... chiefs were made . A bird inhabits the mountainous parts of the islands having under each wing a single feather of yellow colour , one inch in length . The birds were caught by means of a viscous substance smeared on poles , and the two ...
... chiefs were made . A bird inhabits the mountainous parts of the islands having under each wing a single feather of yellow colour , one inch in length . The birds were caught by means of a viscous substance smeared on poles , and the two ...
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... chief of Hawaii , named Taiana . Taking their stand two miles from the precipice , they awaited the victorious Kaméhaméha ... chiefs , Despair was the leader of that gallant and diminished band . What was in man's command they did . Four ...
... chief of Hawaii , named Taiana . Taking their stand two miles from the precipice , they awaited the victorious Kaméhaméha ... chiefs , Despair was the leader of that gallant and diminished band . What was in man's command they did . Four ...
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... chiefs , which bears a con- siderable likeness to the metal casque and crest of the Grecians . Secondly , the employment of the dual number in the Hawaiian language . Thirdly , the use of the spear and the bow and arrow , and the ...
... chiefs , which bears a con- siderable likeness to the metal casque and crest of the Grecians . Secondly , the employment of the dual number in the Hawaiian language . Thirdly , the use of the spear and the bow and arrow , and the ...
Stran 68
... chiefs only who wore the feather helmets , and that for distinction and as insignia of their rank . The dual form in speaking may have been intro- duced into the language by the native courtesy which characterises the chiefs , and have ...
... chiefs only who wore the feather helmets , and that for distinction and as insignia of their rank . The dual form in speaking may have been intro- duced into the language by the native courtesy which characterises the chiefs , and have ...
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