 | 1798 - 612 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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... | |
 | Henry Smithers - 1807 - 254 sider
...was myself the 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...man faint and weary came and sat under our tree. He had no mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind him corn. Let us pity the white man, no mother has... | |
 | William Wilberforce - 1807 - 412 sider
...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,...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 bring... | |
 | 1807 - 748 sider
...abundance." " The winds roared, and the rain fell. The poor \vlite man, faint and weary, came and fat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk — no wile to ^rind his corn." — • Chorus. " Let us pity the white man, no mother has he," &.C. &C. Upon... | |
 | 1813 - 594 sider
...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 the words,...has no mother to bring him milk ; no wife to grind him corn. C/toriw. Let us pity the white man : no mother has he to bring him milk ; no wife to grind... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1813 - 434 sider
...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 ;...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... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 sider
...was myself the subject of it. It vras 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, ami " the rains fell :— The poor white man, faint and weary, « came and sat under our tree. —... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 234 sider
...it. It was sung by one of the young women, 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 fell.—The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our trce.—He has no mother to bring... | |
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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. 
