 | English essays - 1785 - 492 pages
...were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant amufements, amongft the people of the Friendly' Iflands, which he might have conveyed to his own; where they...probably would have been readily adopted, as being fo much in their own way. But I never found that he ufed the lead endeavour to make himfelf mailer... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1784 - 504 pages
...were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant araufements, amongft the people of the Friendly Iflands, which he might have 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... | |
 | English essays - 1785 - 498 pages
...There were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant amufements, amongft the people of the Friendly Iflands, which he might have conveyed to his own; where they...probably would have been readily adopted, as being fo much in their own way. But I never found that he ufed the leaft endeavour to make himfelf mafter... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1796 - 712 pages
...There were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant amulements, amongft the people of the Friendly Iflands, which he might have conveyed to his own ; where they...probably would have been readily adopted, as being fo much in their own way. But I never found that he ufed the leaft endeavour to make himfelf mafter... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...exert it ; so that his knowledge of things was very general, and, in many instances, imperfect. He was not a man of much observation. There were many...their own way. But I never found that he used the Jeast endeavour to make himself master of any one. This kind of indifference is indeed the characteristic... | |
 | Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 526 pages
...exert it ; so that his knowledge of things was very general, and, in many instances, imperfect. He was not a man of much observation. There were many...of indifference is indeed the characteristic foible of his nation. Europeans have visited them at times for these ten years past, yet we could not discover... | |
 | James Cook - Voyages and travels - 1842 - 654 pages
...exert it ; so that his knowledge of things was very general, and, in many instances, imperfect. He was not a man of much observation. There were many...indifference is, indeed, the characteristic foible of his nation. Europeans have visited them, at times, for these ten years past ; yet we could not discover... | |
 | James Cook - Voyages and travels - 1842 - 644 pages
...to exert it; so that his knowledge of things was very general, and, in many instances, imperfect. He was not a man of much observation. There were many...least endeavour to make himself master of any one. the characteristic foible of his nation. Europeans have visited them, at times, for these ten years... | |
 | David Laing Purves - Discoveries in geography - 1874 - 856 pages
...to exert it ; so that his knowledge of things was very general, and in many instances imperfect. He was not a man of much observation. There were many...people of the Friendly Islands, which he might have conreyed to his own ; where they probably would hare been readily adopted as being so much in their... | |
 | James Cook - Australia - 1999 - 494 pages
...to exert it, so that his knowledge of things was very general, and in many instances imperfect. He was not a man of much observation. There were many...indifference is, indeed, the characteristic foible of his nation. We are not, therefore, to expect that Omai will be able to introduce many of our arts... | |
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... protection and friendship, during his stay there. He had a tolerable share of understanding, but wanted application and perseverance to exert it ; so that his knowledge of things was very general, and, in many instances, imperfect. He was not a man... 
