 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.  Affection: With Other Poems - Pagina 184door Henry Smithers - 1807 - 210 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Wilberforce - 1807 - 412 pagina’s
...to resume their task of spinning cotton ; in which they continued to employ themselves great part of the night. They lightened their labour by songs, one...subject 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... | |
 | Thomas Gisborne - 1813 - 386 pagina’s
...resume their task of spinning cotton ; in which they continued to '* employ themselves great part of the night. They lightened their " labour by songs,...joining in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plain" tive ; and the wo rds, literally translated, were these :—" The winds " roared, and the rains... | |
 | 1813 - 594 pagina’s
...reeume%their task of spinning cotton ; in wliich they continued to employ themselves great part of the night. They lightened their labour by songs, one...; for I was myself the subject of it. It was sung hy one of the young women, the rest joined in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1813 - 434 pagina’s
...extempore ; for Park himself was the subject of it. It was sung in a sweet and plaintive tone of voice, by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus : the words, literally translated, are these : " The winds roared, " and the rains fell ; the poor white... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 234 pagina’s
...employ themselves great part of the night. " They lightened their labour by songs, one of which iras composed extempore ; for I was myself the subject...the rest joining in a sort of chorus. The air was swcet and plaintive, and the words literally translated, were these : " The winds roared, and the rains... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1816 - 576 pagina’s
...to resume their task of spinning cotton ; in which they continued to employ themselves great part of the night. They lightened their labour by songs, one of which was composed extempore ; for I \vas myself the subject of it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1816 - 432 pagina’s
...extempore ; for Park himself was the subject of it. It was sung in a sweet and plaintive tone of voice, by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus : the words, literally translated, are these : — " The winds roared, " and therains fell ; the poor white... | |
 | 1819 - 186 pagina’s
...resume their task of spinning cotton ; . in which they continued to employ themselves great part of the night. " They lightened their labour by songs,...sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a «ort of "chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated were the-e.... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - 1821 - 564 pagina’s
...greater part of the night. They enlivened their labour with songs, and I was the subject of one of them. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus. The air wus sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these. " The winds roared, and the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 170 pagina’s
...task of spinning cotton; in which they continued to employ themselves great part of the night. 12. " They lightened their labour by songs, one of which...it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joined in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were... | |
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