A Twelvemonth's Residence in the West Indies, During the Transition from Slavery to Apprenticeship: With Incidental Notices of the State of Society, Prospects, and Natural Resources of Jamaica and Other Islands, Band 2James Cochrane, 1835 |
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... observe it as a day of prayer and thanksgiving . All the sectarian places of wor- ship were accordingly thrown open , and they were thronged with the negroes to an unprecedented extent ; but I regret to say that , for some reasons which ...
... observe it as a day of prayer and thanksgiving . All the sectarian places of wor- ship were accordingly thrown open , and they were thronged with the negroes to an unprecedented extent ; but I regret to say that , for some reasons which ...
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... observed of all observers " in this same , theatre in the evening ; but what signifies Stilton cheese and salt butter in comparison with the diamonds and pearls , and precious stones , and trinkets of gold and silver , which glare and ...
... observed of all observers " in this same , theatre in the evening ; but what signifies Stilton cheese and salt butter in comparison with the diamonds and pearls , and precious stones , and trinkets of gold and silver , which glare and ...
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... observation , and not by communications . from his planting attorney , how 580 human beings , that are dependent on his humanity for their welfare ( and who , not a great many years ago , were dependent on his predecessor's moderation ...
... observation , and not by communications . from his planting attorney , how 580 human beings , that are dependent on his humanity for their welfare ( and who , not a great many years ago , were dependent on his predecessor's moderation ...
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... and confusion . " * This is the common language * A person subsequently came over from St. James's , to inform Mr. Lewis that only a part of the observations of persons who have brought Jamaica to what it is THE WEST INDIES . 33.
... and confusion . " * This is the common language * A person subsequently came over from St. James's , to inform Mr. Lewis that only a part of the observations of persons who have brought Jamaica to what it is THE WEST INDIES . 33.
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... observations I have cited to the present times . The necessity of quoting these accounts is occasioned by the erroneous opinions that pre- vail with respect to the condition of the properties of absentees , on which every thing is ...
... observations I have cited to the present times . The necessity of quoting these accounts is occasioned by the erroneous opinions that pre- vail with respect to the condition of the properties of absentees , on which every thing is ...
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1st of August Abon Becr advantage Africa apprenticed labourer apprentices apprenticeship Arabic language Becr Sadiki believe Blue Mountain Peak Bolivar British buckra called character Christian clause colonies conduct constable countrymen court cultivation custom dear Sir Donlan duties Edward Doulan England evidence favour fever friends gentleman give Gounah guaco honour House of Assembly human Indians island Jamaica King Kingston liberty malus usus Mandingo manumission massa master means ment native nature neger negroes never obeah occasion opinion overseer owner parish Parliament person plant plantations planters poison poor Port Royal possession present produce proprietor punishment R. R. M. LETTER racter rebellion sanction sent servant slavery slaves sold special justice Special Magistrate spirit taken tell thing Timbuctoo tion told Tuffit ulema valuation Washington Irving West Indies woman words yellow fever
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 163 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth ; yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Seite 100 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake: Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. All: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire, burn; and, cauldron, bubble. Third Witch: Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf; Witches...
Seite 166 - Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
Seite 166 - And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Seite 137 - The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law...
Seite 166 - And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years ; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Seite 165 - Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which 16 is escaped from his master unto thee : He shall dwell with thee ; [even] among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best : thou shall not oppress him.
Seite 123 - But if you will not comply, or maliciously delay to obey my injunction, then, with the help of God, I will enter your country by force ; I will carry on war against you with the utmost violence ; I will subject you to the yoke of obedience to the church and the king ; I will take your wives and children, and will make them slaves, and sell or dispose...
Seite 63 - I love to dwell on these details of Colonial industry, " because they prove to the inhabitants of Europe, " what to the enlightened inhabitants of the Colonies " has long ceased to be doubtful, that the Continent of " Spanish America can produce Sugar and Indigo by " free hands, and that the unhappy slaves are capable " of becoming peasants, farmers, and landholders.
Seite 167 - Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold : silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.