Pomaré, queen of Tahiti, a poem [by S.T. Williams] with notes and an appendixJohn Ollivier, 1847 - 51 páginas |
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Pomare, Queen of Tahiti, a Poem [By S.T. Williams] with Notes and an Appendix Samuel Tamatoa Williams Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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Admiral Du Petit appear arrived beauty Britain BRITISH CHRISTIANS British Consul Captain Vrignaud commander Commodore Nicolas compelled declared document Eimeo England ev'ry facts fear feel flag of Pomare flowers foam French Admiral French Consul French Government Friend frigate gainst gaze giv'n Government of France harbour of Papeete heart honour hope hour hues island King kingdom land letter liberty Lord Aberdeen Lord Palmerston Louis Philippe Majesty Majesty's Majesty's Government midst mind Ministry missionaries Mourenhout nation natives ne'er never o'er Ocean's Pacific Ocean Paraita peace Petit Thouars Principal Chiefs Pritchard proceedings protection Protectorate Puffendorf pursued put her name quæ Queen and chiefs QUEEN OF TAHITI Queen Pomare QUEEN VICTORIA reef requested Roman Catholic Church says sent shewn ship shore signature signed Sir Thomas Thompson Society Islands soul Sovereign Tahitian tears thee threats tion treaty truth Valparaiso vessel Walter Brodie wave woman
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Página 51 - Do not cast me away, my friend," she said; "I run to you for refuge, to be covered under your great shadow, the same that afforded relief to my fathers by your fathers, who are now dead, and whose kingdoms have descended to us the weaker vessels.
Página 38 - Majesty feels every disposition to comply with your wishes, as far as His Majesty can do so with propriety, he regrets that, consistently with the usages established among the nations of Europe, it would be improper to grant the permission you solicit to use the British flag. ' His Majesty, however, commands me to say, that although the customs of Europe forbid his acceding to your wishes in this respect, he will be happy to afford to yourself and to your dominions all such protection as His Majesty...
Página 20 - In the exterior or border landscapes of Tahiti and the other islands, there is a variety of objects, a happy combination of land and water, of precipices and plains, of trees often hanging their branches, clothed with thick foliage, over the sea, and distant mountains shown in sublime outline, and richest...
Página 20 - That little orb, in days remote of old, When angels yet were young, was made for man, And titled Earth, her primal virgin name ; — Created first so lovely, so adorned With hill, and dale, and lawn, and winding vale, Woodland, and stream, and lake, and rolling seas...
Página 50 - Commiserate me in my affliction, in my helplessness, in which my nation is involved with France. " The existing protectorate government of France in my dominions I do not acknowledge. I knew nothing of what my chiefs and the French Consul had done before I wrote to you by Captain Jones, I being absent at Raiate.
Página 47 - If ever the plea of constraint may be alleged, it is against an act which does not deserve the name of a treaty of peace, — against a forced submission to conditions which are equally offensive to justice and to all the duties of humanity. If an unjust and rapacious conqueror subdues a nation, and forces her to accept of hard, ignominious, and insupportable conditions, necessity obliges her to submit: but this apparent tranquillity is not a peace; it is an oppression which she endures only so long...
Página 47 - If an unjust and rapacious conqueror subdues a nation, and forces her to accept of hard, ignominious, and insupportable conditions, necessity obliges her to submit: but this apparent tranquillity is not a peace; it is an oppression which she endures only so long as she wants the means of shaking it off, and against which men of spirit rise on the first favourable opportunity.
Página 51 - ... by your fathers, who are now dead, and whose kingdoms have descended to us the weaker vessels. " I renew that agreement. Let it be lasting and for ever. Let its continuance extend not only to ourselves and children, but to our children's children. My friend, do not by any means separate our friendship. This is my true wish. " I now deliver up to you, my friend, my last effort. My only hope of being restored is in, you. Be quick to help me, for I am nearly dead. I am like a captive pursued by...
Página 30 - The 9th was a day of painful suspense. The Queen's consent was not yet obtained. The Admiral demanded her signature, or 10,000 dollars for injuries alleged : if neither signature nor money was yielded in twenty-four hours, he declared his intention of planting the French flag and firing his guns ; thus formally taking the island and making his own conditions. All saw that the islands were virtually taken, and of two evils it was thought best to choose the least. The Queen signed just one hour before...
Página 20 - ... one of the most sublime and beautiful marine spectacles that it is possible to behold. They are generally a mile, or a mile and a half, and occasionally two miles, from the shore. The surface of the water within the reef is placid and transparent ; while that without, if there be the slightest breeze, is considerably agitated ; and, being unsheltered from the wind, is generally raised in high and foaming waves. The...