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Description: Identifier: journalofresear01darw (find matches) Title: Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of H.M.S. 'Beagle,' under the command of Captain Fitz Roy Year: 1913 (1910s) Authors: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Subjects: Beagle Expedition (1831-1836) Natural history Geology Voyages around the world Publisher: London : J. Murray Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ered as a hardship.I heard of one poor wretch who, during hostilities, ran awayto the opposite party ; being met by two men, he was imme-diately seized ; but as they could not agree to whom he shouldbelong, each stood over him with a stone hatchet, and seemeddetermined that the other at least should not take him awayalive. The poor man, almost dead with fright, was only savedby the address of a chiefs wife. We afterwards enjoyed apleasant walk back to the boat, but did not reach the ship tilllate in the evening. December ^otJi.—In the afternoon we stood out of the Bayof Islands, on our course to Sydney. I believe we were allglad to leave New Zealand. It is not a pleasant place. 458 NEW ZEALAND CHAP. XVIII Amongst the natives there is absent that charming simplicitywhich is found at Tahiti ; and the greater part of the Englishare the very refuse of society. Neither is the country itselfattractive. I look back but to one bright spot, and that isWaimate, with its Christian inhabitants. Text Appearing After Image: HIPPAH, NEW ZEALAND. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of H.M.S. 'Beagle,' under the command of Captain Fitz Roy (1913) (14580358598)
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