 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 746 pages
...fort of chorus. Tbeiir was fweet and plaintive, and the words, literal!? tranflated, were thefe — " The winds roared, and the rains fell.— The poor white man, faint »nd weary, came and fat under our tree. — He ba« w mother to bring him milk ; no wile to grind... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1817 - 126 pages
...the words literally translated were these : " The winds roared and the rains Tell : The poor nkite man, faint and weary, Came and sat under our tree....No wife to grind his corn. CHORUS. Let us pity the while man ; No mother has he to bring him milk, No wife to grind his corn." " Trifling as this recital... | |
 | Hugh Murray, John Leyden - 1818 - 598 pages
...of which, composed extempore, Mr Park was much surprised to find that his own story was the theme. " The winds roared, and the rains fell. " The poor white...no mother to bring " him milk, no wife to grind his corn.—Chorus. " Let us pity the white man—no mother has he," &c. Mr Park was deeply affected by... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 pages
...subject of it. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words literally translated were as follow : ' The winds roared and the rains fell. The poor white...under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk, no v/ife to grind his corn. — Cfioru-s. Let us pity the white man, no mother has he, &c,' In the morning,... | |
 | Mother - 1818 - 194 pages
...the subject of their song: the musiq of it was very plaintive, and the words I shall never forget. ' The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat...tree. He has no mother to bring him milk; no wife has he to grind his corn: let us pity the white man : no mother has he.' The kindness of these poor,... | |
 | Mother - 1818 - 188 pages
...subject of their .song: the fmusic of jt was v;ery plaintive, and tjhe .w,ord$ I shall never forget. ' The poor white man, faint and weary, cam.e and sat...under our tree. He has no mother ,to bring .him milk; jap wife has hcsto grina his cora: let us pity the wjiite .man: no mother has Jie.' The kindness of... | |
 | 1819 - 186 pages
...words, literally translated were the-e. " The winds roared and the tain fel].-^-The poor white nmn, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree.— He...no wife to grind his corn. Chorus. Let us pity the white man : no mother has he to bring Mm milk j no wife to grind his corn*" Trifling as these evenis... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - 1821 - 602 pages
...chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally SEGO. 73 translated, were these. " The winds roared, and the rains fell — the poor...wife to grind his corn." Chorus. " Let us pity the white man ; no mother has he to bring him milk ; no wife to grind his corn." I was so much affected... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - 1821 - 564 pages
...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." Chorus. " Let us pity the white man ; no mother has he to bring him milk ; no wife to grind his corn." I was so much affected... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these : ' The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white...wife to grind his corn. Chorus. — Let us pity the white man; no mother has he, &c. &c.'" These words are formed into verse by the Duchess of Devonshire,... | |
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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. 
