The Night of Toil: Or, A Familiar Account of the Labours of the First Missionaries in the South Sea Islands |
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... pleased with their good - natured manners . The natives had brought a quantity of hogs and fruit with them , which they wished to sell to the ship's company for knives and other things ; but no one would buy them , because it was Sunday ...
... pleased with their good - natured manners . The natives had brought a quantity of hogs and fruit with them , which they wished to sell to the ship's company for knives and other things ; but no one would buy them , because it was Sunday ...
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... pleased .. The great work to be done was to divide the house into rooms . The natives went into the woods to gather hollow sticks , called bamboos , which placed close together made walls for the rooms . A bed - room was made for each ...
... pleased .. The great work to be done was to divide the house into rooms . The natives went into the woods to gather hollow sticks , called bamboos , which placed close together made walls for the rooms . A bed - room was made for each ...
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... pleased with Mr. Lewis's umbrella when he spread it out ; but they warned him not to hold it over their heads , as it would then become sacred to their use . During the whole day a company of dancers were playing , dancing , and ...
... pleased with Mr. Lewis's umbrella when he spread it out ; but they warned him not to hold it over their heads , as it would then become sacred to their use . During the whole day a company of dancers were playing , dancing , and ...
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... pleased . The missionaries knew that all this land and these things were not really given to them , though the priest said that they were . Mane- mane then said he wanted the captain to help him to conquer another island * which had ...
... pleased . The missionaries knew that all this land and these things were not really given to them , though the priest said that they were . Mane- mane then said he wanted the captain to help him to conquer another island * which had ...
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... that another very strong god held the sun with ropes , and would not let him go faster than he pleased . They kept some gods in their houses ; in one house the missionaries saw a great many images , 36 THE GOD . HIRO . each with a sword D ...
... that another very strong god held the sun with ropes , and would not let him go faster than he pleased . They kept some gods in their houses ; in one house the missionaries saw a great many images , 36 THE GOD . HIRO . each with a sword D ...
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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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