 | John Savage - 1807 - 152 Seiten
...— Longevity — Native Women. THE natives of New Zealand, at least the part of it I visited, are of a very superior order, both in point of personal...is considerable difference in the shades, varying between a dark chesnut and the light agreeable tinge of an English brunette. Their countenances are... | |
 | John Savage - 1807 - 142 Seiten
...Longevity — Native Women. • THE natives of New Zealand, at least the part of it I visited, are of a very superior order, both in point of personal...proportioned, and exhibit evident marks of great strength. Their countenances are in general open; and though you are not alarmed by any marks of savage ferocity,... | |
 | 1808 - 580 Seiten
...found in the same parallel of latitude. The natives of New Zealand Mr. Savage considers to be of a superior order, both in point of personal appearance...intellectual endowments. The men are usually from live feet eight inches to six feet high, well proportioned and robust, of a colour resembling that... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 592 Seiten
...natives,' says Mr. Savage, who visited New Zealand in 1805, ' at least the part of it I visited, are of a very superior order, both in point of personal...natives, taken as a mean, resembles that of an European gipsey ; but there is considerable difference in their shades, varying between the dark chesnut and... | |
 | John Timbs - 1839 - 446 Seiten
...strength whilst employed as sailors on board of English vessels. Mr. Savage says, " The natives are of a very superior order, both in point of personal...from five feet eight inches to six feet in height, well-proportioned, and exhibit evident marks of great strength. The colour of the natives, taken as... | |
 | John Ward, New Zealand Company - 1840 - 408 Seiten
...strength, while employed as sailors on board of English vessels. Mr. Savage says, — " The natives ste of a very superior order, both in point of personal...taken as a mean, resembles that of an European gipsy; bttt there is considerable difference in the shades, varying between a dark chesnut, and the light... | |
 | William Swainson - 1840 - 92 Seiten
...race of people, being well made, athletic, and active." " The natives," observes Mr. Savage, " are of a very superior order, both in point of personal...proportioned, and exhibit evident marks of great strength. And in comparing them with the natives of New Holland, Mr. Earle speaks still more favourably of them... | |
 | 1843 - 348 Seiten
...a fine race of people, being well formed, athletic and active." Mr. Savage says, " the natives are of a very superior order, both in -point of personal appearance and intellectual endowments." If extracts were necessary, I could proceed almost without end ; but rest satisfied on this point by... | |
 | Home and colonial school society - 1849 - 448 Seiten
...population of both islands not exceeding 160,000. " They are a fine race of people, of Malay origin, natives of a very superior order, both in point of personal...inches to six feet in height, well proportioned, and exhibiting evident marks of great strength ; they have also the rudiments for forming a noble and high-spirited... | |
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Zealand, at least the part of it I visited, are of a very superior order, both in point of personal appearance and intellectual endowments. The men are usually from five feet eight inches to six feet in height; well proportioned, and exhibit evident marks... 