 | 1799 - 484 pages
...the words, literally tranflated, were thefe * : ' The poor white man, faint and weary, came and fat under our tree : he has no mother to bring him milk...wife to grind his corn. — Chorus. Let us pity the white man ; no mother has he,* &c. &c. — Trifling as this recital may appear to the reader, to a... | |
 | 1798 - 612 pages
...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... | |
 | Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa - 1798 - 136 pages
...expected, were simple, and may be literally translated as follows : " The " winds roared and the rain fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and...grind his corn." — Chorus — " Let us pity the white man — no mother has he, &c. &c. Simple as these words are, they are natural and. affecting... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1799 - 524 pages
...of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these. — " The winds roared, and the rains fell. " — The poor...wife to " grind his corn. Chorus. Let us pity the white man ; no mother 11 has he, &c. &c." Trifling as this recital may appear to the reader, to a person... | |
 | 1800 - 76 pages
...was extempore, and Mr. Park the subject of it, and the words, literally translated, were as follow. " The winds roared and the rains fell.. The poor white,...no wife to grind his corn. Chorus. Let us pity the white man,, no mother has be, &c." In the morning Mr. Park " presented. presented his benevolent hostess... | |
 | 1799 - 618 pages
...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...no wife to grind his corn. Chorus. Let us pity the white man ; no mother has he, &c. &c." — At the end of the volume, we find these words formed into... | |
 | 1799 - 614 pages
...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...mother to bring him milk ; no wife to grind his corn. Cbsrus. Let uc pity the white man ; no mother has he, &c. &c." — At the end . of the volume, we find... | |
 | 1799 - 516 pages
...the words, literally tranflaud, were thefe * : ' The poor white man, faint and weary, came and fat under our tree : he has no mother to bring him milk...wife to grind his corn. — Chorus. Let us pity the white man ; no mother has he,' &c. &c. — Trifling as this recital may appear to the iKader, to a... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1799 - 652 pages
...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;...to grind his corn."— Chorus — " Let us pity the white man, no mother has he, " &c. &c." Simple as thefe words are, they are natural and affecting;... | |
 | 1799 - 748 pages
...The winds roared and the raía fell. The poor white oían, faint and weary, came and fat under out. tree. He has no mother to bring him milk — no wife...grind his corn.' — Chorus — ' Let us pity the white, man — no mother has he/ &c. ac. Simple as thefe words are, (hey are natural and afrefting;... | |
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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. 
