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Page 153
... Malagasy . Some of them have probably come from Africa ; but the greater number are thought to be of Asiatic origin , from the South Sea or Polynesian Islands . It would only confuse you to go over the names of these tribes . Mr. Ellis ...
... Malagasy . Some of them have probably come from Africa ; but the greater number are thought to be of Asiatic origin , from the South Sea or Polynesian Islands . It would only confuse you to go over the names of these tribes . Mr. Ellis ...
Page 154
... Malagasy do not wander about like the American Indians ? " " No ; they usually live in towns or villages , and cul- tivate the ground to some extent , though the means of subsistence are so easily obtained that there is much ...
... Malagasy do not wander about like the American Indians ? " " No ; they usually live in towns or villages , and cul- tivate the ground to some extent , though the means of subsistence are so easily obtained that there is much ...
Page 155
... Malagasy we wish to hear of , not merely their manners and customs . " " You are right , and other interesting things will come out in the course of our story . " " Are the people worshippers of idols ? or what kind of religion have ...
... Malagasy we wish to hear of , not merely their manners and customs . " " You are right , and other interesting things will come out in the course of our story . " " Are the people worshippers of idols ? or what kind of religion have ...
Page 156
... Malagasy be asked the meaning of the word , he replies that he cannot tell . ' Mr. Ellis goes on to show , that although they speak of ghosts and spirits , they do not seem really to believe in the immortality of the soul or a future ...
... Malagasy be asked the meaning of the word , he replies that he cannot tell . ' Mr. Ellis goes on to show , that although they speak of ghosts and spirits , they do not seem really to believe in the immortality of the soul or a future ...
Page 158
... Malagasy . " " Too much ; at least of a wrong kind . The French had made repeated attempts to colonize on the island , without success , owing to illness and other causes . But the horrible slave - trade had been carried on there to a ...
... Malagasy . " " Too much ; at least of a wrong kind . The French had made repeated attempts to colonize on the island , without success , owing to illness and other causes . But the horrible slave - trade had been carried on there to a ...
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Page 131 - ... his ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts.
Page 115 - In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Page 150 - But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.
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Page 171 - Jehovah cometh out of his place, to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity : and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Page 292 - can so great a man refuse knowledge, and turn away from wisdom ? Tell me, my friend, why I must not ' add to words' and speak of a resurrection...
Page 218 - Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
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Page 49 - ... weak and feeble that my nature seemed as if it would speedily dissolve. I feel as if my all was lost, and I was undone for this world, if the poor Heathen may not be converted.