 I had now to take leave of my wife and children, her friends and all my other acquaintances ; I cannot describe how the natives felt ; but, however, I will say for myself, that no man ever left a place more regretted than I did, when leaving New Zealand.  A New Zealand Chief - Page 30by Barnet Burns - 1835 - 26 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1844 - 44 pages
...that which they cannot account for, such as thunder, lightning, &c., to be an " Eatooa 3 " a God. ] I had now to take leave of my wife and children, her...touched at Cloudy Bay ; I was a stranger here and surprised the natives ; jiothing particular occurred. When we got to Queen Charlotte's Sound, we came... | |
 | Thomas Lambert - Eastland (N.Z.) - 1925 - 976 pages
...there, his wife and children and relations travelling to the Bay with him. " I had now," he writes, " to take leave of my wife and children, her friends,...say for myself that no man ever left a place more regretfully than I did when leaving New Zealand." The ship called at Queen Charlotte Sound on her way... | |
 | Joseph Angus Mackay - Cook County (N.Z.) - 1927 - 226 pages
...account for, such as thunder, lightning, etc., to be an "Eatoa'' (Atua), a God. A REGRETFUL DEPARTURE. "I had now to take leave of my •wife and children,...no man ever left a place more regretted than I did whei leaving New Zealand. We weighed anchor, .and set sail for Queen Charlotte's Sound, and touched... | |
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