An Account of New Zealand and of the Formation and Progressof the Church Missionary Society's Mission in the Northern Island. 2. EdSeeley, 1835 - 310 Seiten |
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Seite 52 - They build their nests in holes of trees, and associate in flocks. Kaka, a bird of the parrot kind, much larger than any other New Zealand parrot, but possessing all their mischievous qualities, and capable of learning to imitate the human voice to an astonishing degree. Its feathers are of a dark russet colour; round the neck, upon the thighs, and under the tail, beautifully tinged and spotted with deep red. It has a large round dark eye, and the feathers encircling it are shaded with a mixture...
Seite 192 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Seite 290 - Sweet to look inward and attend The whispers of his love ; Sweet to look upward to the place, Where Jesus pleads above.
Seite 178 - Perhaps from nine to twelve in the morning, and from two to four or five in the afternoon. And...
Seite 20 - E., and the tide flows at the full and change of the moon, about six o'clock, and rises and falls perpendicularly from five to six feet : Whether the flood comes from the southward or the northward 1 have not been able to determine. We got nothing here by traffic but a few fish, and some sweet potatoes, except a few trifles, which we considered merely as curiosities.
Seite 293 - To fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold upon eternal life." " To serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear." " To be steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Seite 51 - It is so restless in its disposition, as to seem incapable of remaining in one situation, or unemployed, for a single moment. There is not a note of any bird of the woods but what it exactly imitates ; and, when confined in a cage, it learns with great ease and correctness to speak long sentences. It imitates dogs, cats, turkeys, geese, and, in fact, every sound which is repeated a few times in its hearing. Its size is that of the thrush ; and its plumage a beautiful glossy black, with a few very...
Seite 141 - Another story describes Maui as taking fire in his hands and springing with it into the sea, and when he sank in the waters the sun for the first time set and darkness covered the earth, so he pursued the sun and brought him back in the morning. When also it is related in the Tonga Islands that the Fire-god in the under-world, to whom Maui goes to get fire for men, is also the Earthquake-god, this seems to mean, in a very natural way, that fire and earthquake belong to the depths of...
Seite 39 - ... Tanekaha, when a shrub. It produces a brittly, close-grained, durable wood, of a red colour; planes up smoothly; and appears capable of receiving a high polish. It flourishes best in rich soils, and seems to require much moisture. It has a spiral leaf, long and narrow, of a pale bright green. The wood is too brittle for the cabinet-maker, or it would not be a bad substitute for mahogany. Another objection to its use, for articles of household furniture, except fixtures, is its weight. Tarairi...
Seite 100 - All this, in a canting, whining tone of voice, was concluded with a ' Shan't it be so ? he ! shan't it be so? he !' I spoke to them about their hypocrisy, when they knew they did not care, so much as the value of a potato, whether they should ever see those persons again, over whom they had been crying. The answer I received was, ' Ha ! a New Zealander's love is all outside : it is in his eyes, and his mouth.