 | Edward Long - 1774 - 640 pages
...parents with much difdain, and behaved towards his children and his flaves with a feverity bordering upon cruelty ; he was fond of having great deference paid to him, and exaded it in- the utmoft degree from the Negroes about himr he affedled a fingularity of drefs, and... | |
 | Edward Binns - 1844 - 58 pages
...his own knowledge, treated his parents with much disdain, and behaved towards his children and his slaves with a severity bordering on cruelty; he was...and exacted it in the utmost degree from the negroes ; he affected a singularity of dress, and particularly grave cast of countenance, to impress an idea... | |
 | William James Gardner - 1909 - 556 pages
...classical and mathematical education. The picture drawn of him at this time by Mr. Long is not flattering. He writes : " In regard to the general character of...in common a huge wig, which made a very venerable figure."1 If, however, Williams looked with contempt on the blacks, he had even less regard for a mulatto.... | |
 | Carter Godwin Woodson, Rayford Whittingham Logan - 1917 - 508 pages
..."History of Jamaica," 123. "Long, "History of Jamaica," II, 476; and Gardner, "History of Jamaica," 207. man, he was haughty, opinionated, looked down with...having great deference paid to him, and exacted it with the utmost degree from the negroes about him. He affected a singularity of dress and a particularly... | |
 | Carter Godwin Woodson, Rayford Whittingham Logan - 1917 - 478 pages
...much disdain, and behaved towards his own children &nd slaves with a severity bordering on craelTy. He was fond of having great deference paid to him. and exacted it :i*? u:nx^i oecrw from :be Decrv*? six"^ r:~. Ee tf a angularity of dress and a panz-c-^lirh- criTe... | |
 | Thomas W. Krise - 2009 - 372 pages
...his own knowledge, treated his parents with much disdain, and behaved towards his children and his slaves with a severity bordering on cruelty; he was...about him; he affected a singularity of dress, and particularly grave cast of countenance, to impress an idea of his wisdom and learning; and, to second... | |
 | Phillis Wheatley - 2001 - 280 pages
...parents with much disdain, and behaved towards his children and his slaves with a severity bordering upon cruelty; he was fond of having great deference paid...about him; he affected a singularity of dress, and particularly grave cast of countenance, to impress an idea of his wisdom and learning; and, to second... | |
 | Vincent Carretta - 1996 - 416 pages
...parents with much disdain, and behaved towards his children and his slaves with a severity bordering upon cruelty; he was fond of having great deference paid...about him; he affected a singularity of dress, and particularly grave cast of countenance, to impress an idea of his wisdom and learning; and, to second... | |
 | Peter Lund Simmonds, William Henry Giles Kingston - 1844 - 606 pages
...his own knowledge, treated his parents with much disdain, and behaved towards his children and his slaves with a severity bordering on cruelty ; he was...and exacted it in the utmost degree from the negroes ; he affected a singularity of dress, and particularly grave cast of countenance, to impress an idea... | |
 | 1844 - 562 pages
...his own knowledge, treated his parents with much disdain, and behaved towards his children and his slaves with a severity bordering on cruelty ; he was...exacted it in the utmost degree from the negroes; he affected a singularity of dress, and particularly grave cast of countenance, to impress an idea... | |
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In regard to the general character of the man, he was haughty, opinionated, looked down with sovereign contempt on his fellow Blacks, entertained the highest opinion of his own knowledge, treated his parents with much disdain, and behaved towards his... 