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This group of islands , now the most important of all in relation to the civilized
world , has long been known as a place of resort for American whaling ships ;
and , until the establishment of the American mission , the savage inhabitants of
them ...
This group of islands , now the most important of all in relation to the civilized
world , has long been known as a place of resort for American whaling ships ;
and , until the establishment of the American mission , the savage inhabitants of
them ...
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It is well known , that all the syllables of their language end with a vowel sound ,
and that they cannot pronounce the harsh combinations of two or more
consonants , which occur so continually in the European languages . We
accordingly see ...
It is well known , that all the syllables of their language end with a vowel sound ,
and that they cannot pronounce the harsh combinations of two or more
consonants , which occur so continually in the European languages . We
accordingly see ...
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... though there had been some intercourse with them , yet so little known was the
island itself , that in our popular books of geography it was generally described
as uninhabited ; and no particular or authentic information had been obtained of
...
... though there had been some intercourse with them , yet so little known was the
island itself , that in our popular books of geography it was generally described
as uninhabited ; and no particular or authentic information had been obtained of
...
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... that we shall be pardoned for interrupting the course of our remarks , in order to
advert to a few circumstances in his life and character , which are not so
generally known to American readers as they deserve to be , and one of which ,
for the ...
... that we shall be pardoned for interrupting the course of our remarks , in order to
advert to a few circumstances in his life and character , which are not so
generally known to American readers as they deserve to be , and one of which ,
for the ...
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... the geological character of the Oceanic region farther than to observe , very
briefly , that it contains objects of the highest interest , among which may be
reckoned a greater number of volcanoes than are known in any other part of the
world .
... the geological character of the Oceanic region farther than to observe , very
briefly , that it contains objects of the highest interest , among which may be
reckoned a greater number of volcanoes than are known in any other part of the
world .
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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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