 | Edward William Grinfield - Salvation - 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... | |
 | Edward William Grinfield - Salvation - 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 gratitude to his compassionate deliverer. She, in answer, said that he would do well winds roared and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and...mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind his corn — Chorus. Let us pity the white man, no mother has he," &c. In the morning, Mr. Park presented his... | |
 | James Thompson - Musicians, Romani - 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 - Readers - 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
...to the 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 - 180 pages
...ai.1 was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these. 13. " The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and...mother to bring him milk ; no wife to grind his corn. Chants. Let us pity the white man : No mother has he to bring him milk ; no wife to grind his corn."... | |
 | Africa - 1831 - 320 pages
...he himself was 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...mother to bring him milk — no wife to grind his corn. Chorus — Let us pity the white man ; no mother has he," &c. Our traveller was much affected, and... | |
 | William Joseph Snelling - Africa - 1831 - 184 pages
...themselves with songs, in one of which Mr. Park was surprised to find himself the theme. " The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and...mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind his corn. Chorus. Let us pity the white man — no mother has he." Such was the song, and Mr. Park was deeply... | |
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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. 
