Scenes in the South: And Other Miscellaneous PiecesLippincott, 1860 - 294 sidor |
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Scenes in the South: And Other Miscellaneous Pieces James R. Creecy Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1860 |
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Sida 98 - ... extreme. Often, very often, have I, on falling in with a party of them, exerted myself to get some information, but the full extent and the result of all my inquiries on any subject was the eternal "Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!
Sida 134 - Our toils obscure an' a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The Man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine; A Man's a Man for a
Sida 143 - Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes O ; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses O.
Sida 21 - ... all Africans have melody in their souls ; and in all their movements, gyrations and attitudenizing exhibitions, the most perfect time is kept, making the beats with the feet, heads, or hands, or all, as correctly as a well-regulated metronome!
Sida 43 - Men and boys, women and girls, bond and free, white and black, yellow and brown, exert themselves to invent and appear in grotesque, quizzical, diabolical, horrible, humorous, strange, masks and disguises. Human bodies are seen with heads of beasts and birds; beasts and birds with human heads; demi-beasts, demi-fishes; snakes' heads and bodies with arms of apes; man-bats from the moon; mermaids, satyrs, beggars, monks, and robbers, parade and march on foot, on horseback, in wagons, carts, coaches,...
Sida 45 - Macbeth's witch and her cauldron attendants; whooping, yelling, groaning, grinning, and gibbering in such a manner as to occasion doubts in spectators whether they should laugh or cry, be amused or frightened. This carnival is permitted by the city authorities, sometimes rather reluctantly, and has been more than once forbidden, as well as the Congo Square dances ; but the Creole propensity for those amusements is so strong that their friends are soon placed in power again, and the wild frolics are...
Sida 275 - Have you ever been in New Orleans ? If not you'd better go, It's a nation of a queer place ; day and night a show ! Frenchmen, Spaniards, West Indians, Creoles, Mustees, Yankees, Kentuckians, Tennesseeans, lawyers and trustees, Clergymen, priests, friars, nuns, women of all stains ; Negroes in purple and fine linen, and slaves in rags and chains. Ships, arks, steamboats, robbers, pirates, alligators, Assassins, gamblers, drunkards, and cotton speculators ; Sailors, soldiers, pretty girls...
Sida 134 - We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' that, an' a' that, Our toils obscure an' a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey, an' a' that? Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a
Sida 20 - Groups of fifties and hundreds may be seen in different sections of the square, with banjos, tom-toms, violins, jawbones, triangles, and various other instruments from which harsh or dulcet sounds may be extracted ; and a variety, indeed, of queer, grotesque, fantastic, strange, and merry dancers are to be seen, to amuse and astonish, interest and excite, the risibles and wonder of " outside barbarians/' unskilled in Creole or African manners and customs.
Sida 275 - Ships, arks, steamboats, robbers, pirates, alligators, Assassins, gamblers, drunkards, and cotton speculators ; Sailors, soldiers, pretty girls, and ugly fortune-tellers; Pimps, imps, shrimps, and all sorts of dirty fellows; White men with black wives, et vice-versa too. A progeny of all colors — an infernal motley crew! Yellow fever in February — muddy streets all the year; Many things to hope for, and a dev'lish sight to fear! Gold and silver bullion — United States' bank-notes, Horse-racers,...