America Through the Looking Glass: A Historical Reader in Popular Culture, Volumes 1-2Prentice-Hall, 1974 - Popular culture |
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Page 114
... seen sundry of the prisoners in the agonies of death , in consequence of very hunger , and others speechless and near death , biting pieces of chips ; others pleading for God's sake , for something to eat , and at the same time ...
... seen sundry of the prisoners in the agonies of death , in consequence of very hunger , and others speechless and near death , biting pieces of chips ; others pleading for God's sake , for something to eat , and at the same time ...
Page 91
... seen my own sister die of fever in the desert - seen her thrown like carrion into a hole in the sand . I have seen men flogged until they prayed for death as a boon . I have known the lash myself . Death ! What does it matter ? " She ...
... seen my own sister die of fever in the desert - seen her thrown like carrion into a hole in the sand . I have seen men flogged until they prayed for death as a boon . I have known the lash myself . Death ! What does it matter ? " She ...
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A Historical Reader in Popular Culture. 2 The first time I seen the boll weevil , He was settin ' on the square ; The next time I seen the boll weevil , He had all his family there . 3 The farmer took the boll weevil And buried him in ...
A Historical Reader in Popular Culture. 2 The first time I seen the boll weevil , He was settin ' on the square ; The next time I seen the boll weevil , He had all his family there . 3 The farmer took the boll weevil And buried him in ...
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