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Page 5
We speak of this as the discovery of a new people , because , though the natives
of the island in question had occasionally been seen from ships passing by their
shores , and , though there had been some intercourse with them , yet so little ...
We speak of this as the discovery of a new people , because , though the natives
of the island in question had occasionally been seen from ships passing by their
shores , and , though there had been some intercourse with them , yet so little ...
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It is not within our view , in this article , to speak of 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 ...
It is not within our view , in this article , to speak of 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 ...
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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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But this advanced state of civilization has existed only among the principal
nations ; the smaller ones are still in a very different condition ; generally
speaking , they lead a roving life , depending not upon agriculture , but upon the
products ...
But this advanced state of civilization has existed only among the principal
nations ; the smaller ones are still in a very different condition ; generally
speaking , they lead a roving life , depending not upon agriculture , but upon the
products ...
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Strong resemblances in the former may exist between nations who have had no
intercourse with each other . But when we find two different nations , even if on
opposite parts of the globe , speaking the same language , or whose languages ...
Strong resemblances in the former may exist between nations who have had no
intercourse with each other . But when we find two different nations , even if on
opposite parts of the globe , speaking the same language , or whose languages ...
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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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