 | General history - 1815 - 802 pàgines
...opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank ; nor being eminent in...people of the first rank are much fairer, and usually better behaved, and more intelligent, than the middling class of people, among whom Omai is to be ranked.... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 pàgines
...opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank ; nor being eminent in...people of the first rank are much fairer, and usually better behaved, and more intelligent, than the middling class of people, among whom Omai is to be ranked.... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 542 pàgines
...opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank ; nor being eminent in shape, figure, or complexion : For their peoEle of the first rank are much fairer, and usually better beaved, and more intelligent, than the... | |
 | James Cook - 1821 - 386 pàgines
...opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank, nor being eminent in shape,...people of the first rank are much fairer, and usually better behaved, and more intelligent, than the middling class of people, among whom Omai is to be ranked.... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 530 pàgines
...inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank ; nor be* ing eminent in shape, figure, or complexion : For their...people of the first rank are much fairer, and usually better be* haved, and more intelligent, than the middling class of peo* pie, among whom Omai is to... | |
 | Historical account - 1836 - 510 pàgines
...time, " he was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank, nor being eminent in shape, figure, or complexion." The ships reached Ulietea the same evening, and spent the night in beating off and on the island, guided... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 pàgines
...opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not imaving any advantage of birth, or acquired rank, nor being eminent in shape, figure, or complexion. For their people of the ¿.rst rank are much fairer, and usually better behaved, and more intelligent, timan the middling .1..... | |
 | Fanny Burney - 1889 - 428 pàgines
...opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank ; nor being eminent in...people of the first rank are much fairer, and usually better behaved, and more intelligent, than the middling class of people, among whom Omai is to be ranked.... | |
 | James Cook - 1904 - 454 pàgines
...opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth or acquired rank, nor being eminent in shape,...people of the first rank are much fairer, and usually better behaved and more intelligent, than the middling class of people, among whom Omai is to be ranked.... | |
 | James Cook - 1999 - 494 pàgines
...opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank, nor being eminent in shape, figure, or complexion. The Captain, however, on his arrival in England, was convinced of his error, and doubts whether any... | |
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I at first rather wondered that Captain Furneaux would encumber himself with this man, who, in my opinion, was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth, or acquired rank ; nor being eminent in shape,... 
