 Omai will be able to introduce many of our arts and customs amongst them, or much improve those to which they have been long habituated. I am confident, however, that he will endeavour to bring to perfection the various fruits and vegetables we planted,...  The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved - Page 3581785Full view - About this book
 | 1786 - 838 pages
...uitercourfe ; nor have they hitherto copied after us in any one thing. We are not, therefore to expect that Omai will be able to introduce many of our arts and cuftoms amongft them, or much improve thole to which they have been long habituated. I am confident, how* ever, that he will endeavour to... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1784 - 504 pages
...any one thing. We are not, therefore, to expeft that Omai will be able to introduce many of our art* and cuftoms amongft them, or much improve thofe to which they have been long habituated. — The greateft benefits thefc iilands are likely to receive from Omai's travels, will be in the animals... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1784 - 516 pages
...not, therefore, to expect that Omai will be able to introduce many of our art* and cnfloms amongll them, or much improve thofe to which they have been long habituated. — The greateft benefits thefe iflands are likely to receive from Omai's travels, will be in the animals... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 380 pages
...indifference is, indeed, the characteriffic foible of his nation. We are not, therefore, to expect that Omai will be able to introduce many of our arts...confident, however, that he will endeavour to bring to perfeftion, the various fruits and vegetables we planted-, vrhich will' be no (mall acquifition. But... | |
 | 1796 - 364 pages
...We are not, therefore, to expei3r that- Gmai will be able to introduce many of our arts and cufloms amongft them, or much improve thofe to which they...endeavour to bring to perfection, the various fruits arid vegetables we planted, Which will be no fmall acquifition. But the greater! benefit thelfe illands... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 712 pages
...indifference is, indeed, the characteriftic foible of his nation. We are not, therefore, to expect: that Omai will be able to introduce many of our arts and cuftoma amongft them, or much improve thofe to' which they have been long habituated. I am conftdent,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 pages
...that Omni will be able to introduce many of our arts and customs amongst them, or much improve those to which they have been long habituated. I am confident,...fruits and vegetables we planted, which will be no small acquisition. But the greatest benefit these islands are likely to receive from Omai'& travels,... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...intercourse, nor have they hitherto copied after us in any one thing. We are not, therefore, to expect that Omai will be able to introduce many of our arts and customs amongst them, or much improve those to which they have been long habituated. I am confident,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 526 pages
...intercourse, nor have they hitherto copied after us in any one thing. We are not, therefore, to expect that Omai will be able to introduce many of our arts and customs amongst them, or much improve those to which they have been long habituated. I am confident,... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 644 pages
...intercourse ; nor have they hitherto copied after us in any one thing. We are not, therefore, to expect that Omai will be able to introduce many of our arts and customs among them, or much improve those to which they have been long habituated. I am confident,... | |
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