 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...  The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved - Page 3581785Full view - About this book
 | 1785 - 492 pages
...of things was very general, and, in many inftances, imperfeft. He was not a man of much obfervation. There were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant amufements,...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... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 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.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 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... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 712 pages
...imperfect. He was not a man of much obfervation. There were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant amulements, amongft the people of the Friendly Iflands, which...any one. This kind of indifference is, indeed, the characteriftic foible of his nation. We are not, therefore, to expect: that Omai will be able to introduce... | |
 | 1796 - 364 pages
...were many ufeful arts, as/ well as elegant amufements, amongft the people of the Friendly Hla'nds, which he might have conveyed to his own; where they...readily adopted, as being fo much in their own way. But F never found that he ufed the ler.ft endeavour to- make himfelf mafter of any one. This kind of indilference... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 380 pages
...much obfervation. There were many ufeful arts, as well as elegant amufernents, amongft the people cf the Friendly Iflands, which he might have conveyed...would have been readily adopted, as being fo much in fherr own way. But I never found that he ufed the leaft endeavour to make himfelf matter of any one.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 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... | |
 | James Cook - 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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