 | Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa - 1798 - 136 pages
...hospitality towards himself, called in the female part of her family, and made them spin cotton for a great part of the night. They lightened their labour by songs : one of which must have been composed extempore, for our traveller was himself the subject of it ; and the air was... | |
 | 1799 - 516 pages
...the while in fixed altonilhment, to refugie their taik of fpinning cotton ; in which they con* tinued to employ themselves great part of the night. They lightened their labour i» y lungs, one ef which lyZ Account of Mr was compofed extempore, for I was ihyfelf the fubjeel of... | |
 | Henry Smithers - Poetry, English - 1807 - 254 pages
...the mat, and telling me T might sleep there without apprehension), called to the female part of the family, who had stood gazing on me all the while,...which they continued to employ themselves great part pf the night. They lightened their labour by songs, one of which was composed extempore, for I was... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa, West - 1813 - 374 pages
...benefactress, pointing to the mat, and telling me I might sleep there without apprehension, called to the female part of her family, who had stood gazing on me all the while in fixed astonishment, to resume theirtask of spinning cotton, in which they continued to employ themselves great part of the mght.... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 434 pages
...apprehension. Her female domestics, who had stood gazing on him, in fixed astonishment, she then ordered to resume their task of spinning cotton, in. which they continued to employ themselves through the night. They lightened their labor by songs, one at least of which was evidently composed... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1814 - 234 pages
...and telling me I might slcep there without apprehension) called to the female part of her family, wko had stood gazing on me all the while in fixed astonishment,...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 young women,... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1815 - 596 pages
...benefactress (pointing to the mat, and telling me I might sleep there without apprehension) called to the female part of her family, who had stood gazing on me all the while with astonishment, to resume their task of spinning cotton ; in which they continued to employ themselves... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1816 - 236 pages
...benefactress (pointing to the mat, and telling me I might sleep there without apprehension) called to the female part of her family, who had stood gazing on...continued to employ themselves great part of the night. 10. " Finding that I was very hungry, she went out to procure me something to eat; and returned in... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 432 pages
...apprehension. Her female domestics, .who had stood gazing on him, in fixed astonishment, she then ordered to resume their task of spinning cotton, in which they continued to employ themselves through the night. They lightened their labor by songs, one at least of which was evidently composed... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1824 - 170 pages
...the mat, and telling me I might sleep there without apprehension) called to the female part of the family, who had stood gazing on me all the while in...continued to employ themselves great part of the night. 12. " They lightened their labour by songs, one of which was composed extempore ; for I was myself... | |
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I might sleep there without apprehension) called to the female part of her family, who had stood gazing on me all the while in fixed astonishment, to resume their task of spinning cotton ; in which they continued to employ themselves great part of the... 
