 | Edward William Grinfield - 1827 - 508 pages
...sweet and plaintive, and the words literally translated were these, ' The winds roared, and the rain fell, the poor white man faint and weary, came and...mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind his corn,' " &c. &c. vol. ip 299, 300. At another time, he says, " I had almost marked out the place where I was... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1829 - 532 pages
...situation and sufferings of the poor stranger whom they were sheltering. "The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man faint and weary came and...has no mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind him corn. Chorus. Let us pity the white man — no mother has he," &c. In the morning, all he had with... | |
 | Edward William Grinfield - 1827 - 506 pages
...sweet and plaintive, and the words literally translated were these, ' The winds roared, and the rain 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,'" &c. &c. vol. ip 299, 300. At another time, he says, " I had almost... | |
 | James Thompson (of Newcastle.) - 1828 - 506 pages
...his compassionate deliverer. She, in answer, said that he would do well winds roared and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and...Chorus. Let us pity the white man, no mother has he," &c. In the morning, Mr. Park presented his benevolent hostess with two brass waistcoat -buttons. to... | |
 | James Thompson - 1828 - 502 pages
...compassionate deliverer. .She, in answer, said that he would do well winds roared and the rains £011. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat...under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk, ntf -wife to grind his corn.—Chorus. Let us pity the white man, no mother has he," &c. In the morning,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 782 pages
...extempore song on the occasion : ' The winds roared and the rains fell, the poor white man faint and weary sat under our tree ; he has no mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind him com.' — Chorus, ' let us pity the poor white man : no mother has he.' The next day, Park was... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1829 - 256 pages
...song, which was sung in the African language, is thus written in English. SO IS OF THE NEGRO WOMEN. " THE poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. The winds roared, and the rain fell. He has no mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind him corn.... | |
 | 1830 - 436 pages
...situation and sufferings of the poor stranger whom they were sheltering. " 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 hring him milk, no wife to grind him corn. Chorus. Let us pity the white man — no mother has he,"... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1831 - 182 pages
...the words, literally translated, were these. 13. " ' The •winds roared and the rains fell.—The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under...he to bring him milk; no wife to grind his corn.'* * These simple and pathetic sentiments, have been beautifully versified and expanded, by the Dutchess... | |
 | 1831 - 320 pages
...the subject of it. It said, in a strain of affecting simplicity, " The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and...— Let us pity the white man ; no mother has he," &c. Our traveller was much affected, and next morning could not depart without requesting his landlady's... | |
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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. 
