 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1799 - 524 pages
...subject of it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally...translated, were these. — " The winds roared, and the rains fell. " — The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under " our tree. — He has no... | |
 | Books - 1799 - 618 pages
...subject of it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally...translated, were these.— " The winds roared, and the rains fell. — The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. — He has no mother... | |
 | 1799 - 614 pages
...subject of it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally...translated, were these.—" The winds roared, and the rains fell. — The poor white man, faint and weary, came and s>at under our tree. — He has no mother... | |
 | William Nicholson - Chemistry - 1799 - 652 pages
...heard. The words, as may be expected, were fimple ; and may be literally tranflated as follows-: " The winds roared, and the rain fell. The poor white " man faint and weary, came and fat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk; "no wife to grind his corn."— Chorus —... | |
 | 1799 - 730 pages
...heard. The words, as may be expedled, were fimple, •2nd may he literally tranflated as follows : " The winds roared, and the rain fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and fat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk — no wife to grind his corn." rC&rju. " Let... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1807 - 594 pages
...subject of it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally...translated, were these. — " The winds roared, and " the rains fell. — The poor white man, faint " and weary, came and sat under our tree. — " he has no... | |
 | Henry Smithers - Poetry, English - 1807 - 254 pages
...subject of it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words literally translated were these. " The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man faint and weary came and sat under our tree. He had no mother to bring... | |
 | William Wilberforce - Slave trade - 1807 - 412 pages
...of it; it was sung by one .of the young women, n die the rest joining rn a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally...translated, were these:—' The winds roared, and the rains fell—The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree—lie has no mother to... | |
 | 1807 - 746 pages
...were as follows. " • Sultry." " t Snug." « J Shelter. " $ Body." " I] Great abundance.1' " The " The winds roared, and the rain fell. The poor white man, faint and wear)', came and fat under our tree. He has no mother to brin^ him milk — no wife to grind his corn."... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 434 pages
...a sort of chorus : the words, literally translated, are these : " The winds roared, " and the rains fell ; the poor white man, faint and weary, " came...under our tree. He has no mother to " bring him milk ; go wife to grind his corn." Chorus. " Let us pity the white man ; no mother has he." BAMBOO, a. kind... | |
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The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these : — " The winds roared and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind his corn. 
