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We accordingly see our English names all softened in conformity with this
principle ... Bolci , derived his name from an attempt to imitate the sound of the
English word Boas ( or Dose ) the sailors ' abbreviation of Boatswain , which was
the ...
We accordingly see our English names all softened in conformity with this
principle ... Bolci , derived his name from an attempt to imitate the sound of the
English word Boas ( or Dose ) the sailors ' abbreviation of Boatswain , which was
the ...
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The first English writer , who brought this region under the notice of European
readers , was a gentleman , whose name is well known to every mercantile and
seafaring man , and to every scholar , in our country — we mean , William
Marsden ...
The first English writer , who brought this region under the notice of European
readers , was a gentleman , whose name is well known to every mercantile and
seafaring man , and to every scholar , in our country — we mean , William
Marsden ...
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Mr. Marsden was born in 1754 , in Ireland ; and was first employed in the service
of the English East India Company , at Bencoolen , so long ago as the year 1771.
While in that employment ( about nine years ) , he began his investigations into ...
Mr. Marsden was born in 1754 , in Ireland ; and was first employed in the service
of the English East India Company , at Bencoolen , so long ago as the year 1771.
While in that employment ( about nine years ) , he began his investigations into ...
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New Holland by itself is nearly equal to all Europe ; and the several islands taken
together present a surface considerably larger than Europe . Here , then , as an
able English writer observes , we have countries greater in extent than China ...
New Holland by itself is nearly equal to all Europe ; and the several islands taken
together present a surface considerably larger than Europe . Here , then , as an
able English writer observes , we have countries greater in extent than China ...
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... Boki , governor of Oahu , though it was well known that Boki could not
understand or speak English , except in short , broken sentences , on the most
common subjects ; and that as to writing English , the thought had never entered
his mind !
... Boki , governor of Oahu , though it was well known that Boki could not
understand or speak English , except in short , broken sentences , on the most
common subjects ; and that as to writing English , the thought had never entered
his mind !
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| Title | American Quarterly Review, Volume 20 Volumes 298-301 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 Library of American civilization |
| Editor | Robert Walsh |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea & Carey, 1836 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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