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Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries ... - Page 72
by William Fordyce Mavor - 1796
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The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved, Volume 4

English essays - 1785 - 492 pages
...imperfeft. He was not a man of much obfervation. There were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant amufements, amongft the people of the Friendly' Iflands, which...their own way. But I never found that he ufed the lead endeavour to make himfelf mailer of any one. This kind of indifference is, indeed, the charafteriftic...
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge

1786 - 838 pages
...not a man of much obfervation. There !!: were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant , ,. amfements, amongft the people "of the Friendly Iflands, which he might have conveyed to his own j where they probably :ns there, that Otoo, who was, at firft, nuch difpofed to countenance him, afttr.vard...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 58

Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1784 - 516 pages
...as elegant amufements, amongft the people of the Friendly Mauds, which he might have conveyed to hi* own ; where they probably would have been readily...found that he ufed the leaft endeavour to make himfelf m after of any one. This kind of indifference is, indeed, the characteriftic foible of his nation....
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 58

Tobias Smollett - Books - 1784 - 504 pages
...He was not a man of much oblervation. There were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant araufements, amongft the people of the Friendly Iflands, which...conveyed to his own ; where they probably would have beeii readily adopted,^ as being fo much in their own way. But I never found that^ he ufed the leaft...
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The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved, Volume 4

English essays - 1785 - 498 pages
...He was not a man of much obfervatión. There were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant amufements, amongft the people of the Friendly Iflands, which...any one. This, kind of indifference is, indeed, the charafteriftic foible of his nation. Europeans have fííited them, at tirries, for thefe ten years...
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A General History of Voyages and Travels to the End of the 18th ..., Volume 16

Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 pages
...There were many useful arts, as well as elegant amusements, amongst the people of the Friendly Islands, which he might have conveyed to his own, where they...probably would have been readily adopted, as being so much in their own way. But I never found that he used the least endeavour to make .himself master...
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A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged ..., Issue 30

General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...There were many useful arts, as well as elegant amusements, amongst the people of the Friendly Islands, which he might have conveyed to his own, where they...probably would have been readily adopted, as being so much in their own way. But I never found that he used the Jeast endeavour to make himself master...
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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels: Arranged ..., Volume 16

Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 526 pages
...There were many useful arts, as well as elegant amusements, amongst the people of the Friendly Islands, which he might have conveyed to his own, where they...probably would have been readily adopted, as being so much in their own way. But I never found that he used the least endeavour to make himself master...
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The Voyages of Captain James Cook: Illustrated with Maps and Numerous ...

James Cook - Voyages and travels - 1842 - 654 pages
...There were many useful arts, as well as elegant amusements, amongst the people of the Friendly Islands, which he might have conveyed to his own, where they...probably would have been readily adopted, as being so much in their own way. But I never found that he used the least endeavour to make himself master...
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The Voyages of Captain Cook

James Cook - Australia - 1999 - 494 pages
...There were many useful arts as well as elegant amusements amongst the people of the Friendly Islands, which he might have conveyed to his own, where they...probably would have been readily adopted as being so much in their own way. But I never found that he used the least endeavour to make himself master...
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