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" When asked why he did not try to turn the minds of his people to agriculture, he said it was impossible ; ' that if you told a New Zealander to work, he fell asleep ; but if you spoke of fighting, he opened his eyes as wide as a teacup ; that the whole... "
Polynesia: A History of the South Sea Islands, Including New Zealand : with ... - Página 374
por Michael Russell - 1849 - 440 páginas
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

1824 - 564 páginas
...the slightest resistance. He remarked, however, that, though all the dead bodies were devoured by his tribe, " neither he nor his brother ate human flesh, nor did they fight on Sundays." The trouble "nnd expence that had been bestowed in attempting to civilize Tooi appear to have entirely...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volumen14

1824 - 494 páginas
...resistance. To qualify this story, he remarked, that though all the dead bodies were devoured by his tribe, ' neither he nor his brother ate human flesh,...eyes as wide as a tea-cup • that the whole bent of his mind was war, and that be looked upon fighting as fun.' - - " The beach was covered with natives,...
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Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand

Richard Alexander Cruise - 1823 - 338 páginas
...resistance. To qualify this story he remarked, that though all the dead bodies were devoured by his tribe, " neither he nor his brother ate human flesh,...eyes as wide as a teacup ; that the whole bent of his mind was war, and that he looked upon fighting as fun." The New Zealander whale ship sailed for...
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The Religious Miscellany: Containing Information Relative to the ..., Volumen2

1823 - 426 páginas
...resistance. To qualify this story, he remarked, that though all the dead bodies were devoured bv his tribe; "neither he nor his brother ate human flesh,...spoke of fighting, he opened his eyes as wide as a tea cup; that the whole bent of his mind was war, and that he looked upon fighting as fun.' "The beach...
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The Literary Examiner: Consisting of the Indicator, a Review of Books, and ...

Leigh Hunt - 1823 - 424 páginas
...resistance. To qualify this story he remarked, that though all the dead bodies were devoured by his tribe, ' neither he nor his brother ate human flesh,...if you told a New Zealander to work, he fell asleep ; bu» if you spoke of fighting, he opened his eyes as wide as a teacup ; that the whole bent of his...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volumen21

1823 - 704 páginas
...resistance. To qualify this story, he remarked, that though all the dead bodies were devoured by his tribe, 'neither he nor his brother, ate human flesh,...try to turn the minds of his people to agriculture, lie said it was impossible ; " that if you told a New Zealander to work, he fell asleep; but if you...
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The Friend of India: Monthly series, Volumen7

1824 - 414 páginas
...exhorted to promote the happiness of his people by cultivating the arts of peace, his reply was, that it was impossible, "that if you told a New Zealander...his eyes as wide as a teacup; that the whole bent of his mind was war; and that he looked upon fighting as fun." , The kinds of afl'tnee, which are deemed...
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The Universal review; or, Chronicle of the literature of all nations, Volumen2

496 páginas
...agriculture ; but he affirmed that it was impossible, and added, in his own expressive phraseology, that " if you told a New Zealander to work, he fell...eyes as wide as a tea-cup ; that the whole bent of his mind was war, and that he looked upon fighting as fun." The efforts of the missionaries to devote...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

1824 - 856 páginas
...resistance. To quality this story, he remarked, that though all the dead bodies were devoured by his tribe, ' neither he nor his brother ate human flesh, nor did they fight on Sundays.' When asked why be did not try to turn the minds of his people to agriculture, he said it was impossible ; ' that if...
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The North American Review, Volumen18

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1824 - 478 páginas
...make his people happy byteaching them agriculture, and the arts of civilized life, he replied, that it was impossible, 'that if you told a New Zealander...eyes as wide as a teacup ; that the whole bent of his mind was war ; and that he looked upon fighting as fun.' In his own case Tooi's conduct verified...
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