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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. "
Exemplary and Instructive Biography: For the Study of Youth - Page 122
by Exemplary and instructive biography - 1836 - 334 pages
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The Evangelical Magazine, Volume 6

Missions - 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...
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The Columbian Phenix and Boston Review: Containing Useful ..., Volume 1

Massachusetts - 1800 - 458 pages
...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...
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The Monthly Epitome, Volume 3

Great Britain - 1800 - 490 pages
...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...
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Affection: With Other Poems

Henry Smithers - Poetry, English - 1807 - 254 pages
...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...
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A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade: Addressed to the ..., Volume 1

William Wilberforce - Slave trade - 1807 - 412 pages
...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...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 29

English literature - 1807 - 748 pages
...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...
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The Halcyon Luminary, and Theological Repository, Volume 2

1813 - 594 pages
...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...
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The Youth's Companion: Or An Historical Dictionary; Consisting of Articles ...

Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 434 pages
...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...
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Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed ... in ... 1795, 1796 ...

Mungo Park - Africa, West - 1813 - 374 pages
...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. —...
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Introduction to the English Reader; Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1814 - 234 pages
...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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