I do not know what to make of them; was there a white man over them with a whip in his hand all day, why then I should see and understand the cause of their running, and incessant labour; but I cannot comprehend it, sir; there is something in it, sir... Hesperos, Or, Travels in the West - Stranica 274napisao/la Mrs. Houstoun (Matilda Charlotte) - 1850Potpun prikaz - O ovoj knjizi
| 1843 - Broj stranica: 412
...immensely long ladders, five stories in height, do yon suppose tl ey walk up them? No, sir, they rim up and down them like monkeys, the whole day long....as those, sir; I do not know what to make of them. Were there a white man over them with a whip in his hand all day, why then I should see and understand... | |
| George Lewis (of Ormiston.) - 1845 - Broj stranica: 448
...You see, sir,' said he, 'those immensely long ladders, five storeys in height; do you suppose they walk up them ? no, sir, they run up and down them...understand the cause of their running and incessant labour; hut I cannot comprehend it, sir; there is something in it, sir—there is something in it. Great man,... | |
| William Wells Brown - 1853 - Broj stranica: 296
...run all day. You see, sir, those immensely long ladders, five stories in height; do you suppose they walk up them ? No, sir, they run up and down them like so many monkeys all day long. I never saw such people as these in my life. I don't know what to make... | |
| John McDonogh - 1898 - Broj stranica: 134
...carry up brick and mortar for an hour or two afterwards to be ahead of their work the next morning. monkeys the whole day long. I never saw such people..."Was there a white man over them with a whip in his hands all day, why then I should see and understand the cause of their running and incessant labor.... | |
| William Wells Brown - 2003 - Broj stranica: 324
...run all day. You see, sir, those immensely long ladders, five stories in height; do you suppose they walk up them? No, sir, they run up and down them like so many monkeys all day long. I never saw such people as these in my life. I don't know what to make... | |
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