| 1798 - 612 Seiten
...ever heard. The words, as may be expefted were fimple and may be literally translated as follows : The winds roared and the rains fell. The poor white man faint and weary, came and fat under lur tree. He has no mother to bring him milt — No wife ta grind his corn. Chorus, fjct... | |
| 1800 - 458 Seiten
...of chorus : The air was fweet and plaintive, and the words, literally tranflated, were thefe. — " The winds roared, and the rains 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. Cborut. Let... | |
| 1800 - 490 Seiten
...fort of chorus. The air was iweet and plaintive, and the words, literally tranflated, were thefe: • The winds roared, and the rains fell. ' The poor white man, faint andv.-eary, ''came and fat under our tree. He has ' no mother to bring him milk, nowjfe ' to grind... | |
| William Wilberforce - 1807 - 412 Seiten
...of the night. They lightened their labour by songs, one of which was composed extempore, for I was myself the 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... | |
| Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 Seiten
...their labour by songs, one of which was comyosed extempore, for T was myself the subject of it. It vras sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in...literally translated, were these. " The winds roared, ami " the rains fell :— The poor white man, faint and weary, « came and sat under our tree. —... | |
| Thomas Gisborne - 1813 - 386 Seiten
...the night. They lightened their " labour by songs, one of which was composed extempore; for I was " myself the subject of it. It was sung by one of the...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... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1813 - 434 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...the night. " They lightened their labour by songs, one of which iras composed extempore ; for I was myself the subject of it. It was sung by one of the...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... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 236 Seiten
...supper. 12. " They lightened their labour by songs, one of which was composed extempore; for I was myself the subject of it- It was sung by one of the...plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these. 13. "' The winds roared and the rains fell.—The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1816 - 432 Seiten
...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... | |
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