The Night of Toil: Or, A Familiar Account of the Labours of the First Missionaries in the South Sea Islands |
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... heard there were some white women and children in the ship , and that they wished very much to see them , as they had never seen any . I suppose that this was their reason for coming that evening to the ship . The women and little ...
... heard there were some white women and children in the ship , and that they wished very much to see them , as they had never seen any . I suppose that this was their reason for coming that evening to the ship . The women and little ...
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... heard before , they were all inclined to thieving , and they even thought there was no harm in it . When the evening was coming on , the mis- sionaries commanded the natives ( who were constantly laughing and talking ) to be silent ...
... heard before , they were all inclined to thieving , and they even thought there was no harm in it . When the evening was coming on , the mis- sionaries commanded the natives ( who were constantly laughing and talking ) to be silent ...
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... heard the water hiss , they were frightened and ran away : however , when their fright was over , they returned . Pomare was so delighted with the bellows and forge , that he caught the black- smith ( all dirty as he was ) in his arms ...
... heard the water hiss , they were frightened and ran away : however , when their fright was over , they returned . Pomare was so delighted with the bellows and forge , that he caught the black- smith ( all dirty as he was ) in his arms ...
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... heard a cry , " Ti pahi , Ti pahi ! " which they knew meant , " The ship , The ship ! " They were much delighted , and , hastening out of the house , beheld the white sails of the ship at a little distance glistening in the sun . People ...
... heard a cry , " Ti pahi , Ti pahi ! " which they knew meant , " The ship , The ship ! " They were much delighted , and , hastening out of the house , beheld the white sails of the ship at a little distance glistening in the sun . People ...
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... heard that Mrs. Henry had had a baby ; so that now there were three little children in the missionaries ' house . Many natives also came to welcome their old friends ; they had learned some more English sentences , and some of them said ...
... heard that Mrs. Henry had had a baby ; so that now there were three little children in the missionaries ' house . Many natives also came to welcome their old friends ; they had learned some more English sentences , and some of them said ...
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afraid afterwards alarmed anxious appeared areois arrived asked Atehurans Atehuru Auura Bennet blessing boat bread-fruit brethren Broomhall brought called canoe captain chapel chiefs Christ christian cloth cocoa-nut Crook death delighted desired Duff dwelling Eimeo Ellis enemies England English entreated father feared felt friends gods gospel guns hear heard heart heathen hogs Huahine human sacrifices Idia idols island Jesus killed king king's knew land leave letter Lewis lived London Missionary Society Lord Lord's Supper Mane-mane Matavai missionaries morning murder natives night Nott Orsmond Otu's Papara Papeete persons Pomare Pomare II Pomare's Port Jackson pray prayer preach promised Puckey queen Raiatea received round Rurutu sabbath sailors sent servants ship shore sionaries soon South Seas Tahaa Tahiti Tahitian Tahitian language Temari things thought told took trees Tyerman visited wicked wife William William Puckey Wilson wished women
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