 | Samuel Burder - 1807 - 436 síður
...where conspicuous among the Africans, and creates a correspondent return of tenderness in the child. Strike me, said my attendant, but do not curse my...offered to a negro was to reflect on her who gave him birth." Travels, p. 264. No. 835. — xx. 41. And fell on his face to the ground.~\ Such prostrations... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1807 - 426 síður
...conspicuous among the Africans, and creates a correspondent return of tenderness in the child. Strike hie, said my attendant, but do not curse my mother. The...offered to a negro was to reflect on her who gave him birth." , Travels, p. 264. No. 835. — -XX. 41 . And fell on his face to the ground.] •Such prostrations... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 síður
...illustration of this has been given in p. 69. " Strike me," said my attendant, " but do not curse mv mother." The same sentiment I found «/ universally...offered to a Negro, was to reflect on her who gave him birth. It is not strange, that this sense of filial duty and affection among the Negroes, should be... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1807 - 434 síður
...where conspicuous among the Africans, and creates a correspondent return of tenderness in the child. Strike me, said my attendant, but do not curse my...sentiment I found universally to prevail, and observed iii all parts of Africa, that the greatest affront which could be offered to a negro was to reflect... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1810 - 218 síður
...singularly happy — ' The mothers are passionately fond of their children.' — Goldbury's Tvavets. — " Strike me," said my attendant, " but do not curse...The same sentiment ' I found universally to prevail. — One of the first lessons ' in which the Mandingo women instruct their children ' is the practice... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1812 - 428 síður
...where conspicuous among the Africans, and creates a correspondent return of tenderness in the child. Strike me, said my attendant, but do not curse my...offered to a negro was to reflect on her who gave him birth." Travels, p. 264. No. 835. — xx. 41. And, fell on his face to the ground .~] Such prostrations... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 síður
...correspondent return of tenderness in the child. An illustration of this has already been given. " Strike me," said my attendant, " but « do not curse...offered to a Negro, was to reflect on her who gave him birth. It is not strange that this sense of filial duty and affection among the Negroes, should be... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - 1814 - 636 síður
...return of tenderness in the child. c Sfrikeme,' said my attendant, " biff do not curse my inoHier." The same sentiment I found universally to prevail,...observed in all parts of Africa, that the greatest uffront which could be offered to a negro, ivas to reßect on her mho gare him birth," Travels in Africa,... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1815 - 596 síður
...their dispositions, inquisitive, credulous, simple, and fond of flattery. " The maternal affection is every where conspicuous among them, and creates...in all parts of Africa, that the greatest affront that could be offered to a Negro, was to reflect on her who gave him birth." p. 26*. " One of the first... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1816 - 520 síður
...correspondent return of tenderness in the child. An illustration of this has been given in p. 45. " Strike me," said my attendant, " but do not curse...offered to a Negro, was to reflect on her who gave him birth. It is not strange, that this sense of filial duty and affection among the Negroes, should be... | |
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Strike me," said my attendant, "but do not curse my mother." The same sentiment I found universally to prevail, and observed in all parts of Africa, that the greatest affront which could be offered to a Negro, was to reflect on her who gave him birth. 
