Myths and Songs from the South PacificH. S. King & Company, 1876 - 328 стор. |
З цієї книги
Результати 1-5 із 45
Сторінка xx
... critic of his own language . Each island in the group had a dialect , a history , and a worship of its own . The language of ancient Polynesian * Science of Religion , p . 118 . song is not that now spoken ; bearing the same.
... critic of his own language . Each island in the group had a dialect , a history , and a worship of its own . The language of ancient Polynesian * Science of Religion , p . 118 . song is not that now spoken ; bearing the same.
Сторінка xxi
William Wyatt Gill. song is not that now spoken ; bearing the same relation to the living tongue as the Greek of Homer does to that of Xenophon . The myths and prayers ( karakia ) are believed to be of great antiquity . The dirges and ...
William Wyatt Gill. song is not that now spoken ; bearing the same relation to the living tongue as the Greek of Homer does to that of Xenophon . The myths and prayers ( karakia ) are believed to be of great antiquity . The dirges and ...
Сторінка xxiii
... song of creation II . DEIFIED MEN . Derivation of the Polynesian word for God . Tiaio , king and god . Tane - Ngakiau . Tekuraaki . Song of the shore - king , high priest of Rongo . Derivation of Polynesian word " atua , " or god . A ...
... song of creation II . DEIFIED MEN . Derivation of the Polynesian word for God . Tiaio , king and god . Tane - Ngakiau . Tekuraaki . Song of the shore - king , high priest of Rongo . Derivation of Polynesian word " atua , " or god . A ...
Сторінка xxiv
... song . A journey to the invisible world XI . - FAIRY MEN AND WOMEN . Tapairu ; or , fairy women and men . A song in honour of Mauapa . Prologue to the dramatic fête of Potiki . The fairy of the fountain XII . - DEATH - TALKS AND DIRGES ...
... song . A journey to the invisible world XI . - FAIRY MEN AND WOMEN . Tapairu ; or , fairy women and men . A song in honour of Mauapa . Prologue to the dramatic fête of Potiki . The fairy of the fountain XII . - DEATH - TALKS AND DIRGES ...
Сторінка 6
... song : - E enua parere i Avaiki E enua mu matangi ē ! Kua ie Tautiti nei Aore e kite i te tara ē ! In Avaiki is a land of strange utterance , Like the sighs of the passing breeze ; Where the dance is performed in silence , And the gift ...
... song : - E enua parere i Avaiki E enua mu matangi ē ! Kua ie Tautiti nei Aore e kite i te tara ē ! In Avaiki is a land of strange utterance , Like the sighs of the passing breeze ; Where the dance is performed in silence , And the gift ...
Інші видання - Показати все
Загальні терміни та фрази
aere anau apai ariki atua Auraka Avaiki bird brother calabash canoe Chorus CIRCA Cloth cocoa-nut Crown 8vo dance Demy 8vo descended divine enua fairy Fcap fête fish ghosts gods human Illustrations International Scientific Series INUINU iron-wood island kake kava king Koroa kura land Mangaia Manihiki marae Maruata matangi Matonga Māui metua Miru Moko mother Motoro myth native nether-world Nganaoa Ngaru night nunga ocean OFFSHOOT oven pandanus Papa peace Poems post 8vo priest Rangi Rarotonga Rata rocks Rongo Sacred Isle Savai'i Second Edition shades shark slain Small crown 8vo Solo song spirit-land spirits stone Tane Tangaroa tangi Tangiia Tapairu Tarauri taua Tautiti te anau tere thee thou Tiki Tinirau Tonga Tongatea tree tribe UNUUNU upper world Vari-ma-te-takere Vatea Veêtini victim vols wife
Популярні уривки
Сторінка 22 - The Paraclete : An Essay on the Personality and Ministry of the Holy Ghost, with some reference to current discussions. Second Edition. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price i2$.
Сторінка 15 - ANIMAL MECHANISM : a Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion. By Professor EJ Marey. With 117 Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. price 5*. XII. THE DOCTRINE OF DESCENT AND DARWINISM. By Professor Oscar Schmidt. With 26 Illustrations. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo. price 5*. XIII. THE HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE. By JW Draper, MD, LL.D. Fifteenth Edition. Crown 8vo. price 5*. XIV. FUNGI: their Nature, Influences Uses, &c.
Сторінка 21 - Crown 8vo. Cloth, price 6s. PANDURANG HARI ; Or, Memoirs of a Hindoo. With an Introductory Preface by Sir H. Bartle E. Frere, GCSI, CB Crown 8vo. Price 6s.
Сторінка 32 - YOUMANS (Eliza A.). An Essay on the Culture of the Observing Powers of Children, especially in connection with the Study of Botany. Edited, with Notes and a Supplement, by Joseph Payne, FCP, Author of " Lectures on the Science and Art of Education,
Сторінка 14 - HOPKINS (Ellice). Life and Letters of James Hinton, with an Introduction by Sir WW Gull, Bart., and Portrait engraved on Steel by CH Jeens.
Сторінка 6 - BURTON (Mrs. Richard). The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land. With Maps, Photographs, and Coloured Plates. 2 vols. Second Edition. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price 24*.
Сторінка 19 - Rev. John.— Ccena Domini : An Essay on the Lord's Supper, its Primitive Institution, Apostolic Uses, and Subsequent History. Demy 8vo, 14*.
Сторінка 21 - Frank, FRGS— Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Interior of South Africa. Edited by CG GATES, BA With numerous Illustrations and 4 Maps.
Сторінка 15 - XVIII. The Nature of Light. With a General Account of Physical Optics.
Сторінка 6 - The Principles of Mental Physiology. With their Applications to the Training and Discipline of the Mind, and the Study of its Morbid Conditions.