 | Wayne Morrison - 2006 - Страниц: 428
...some runaway slaves'. When discovered, a party of soldiers had seized the lot with the exception of an old woman, 'who sooner than again be led into slavery,...freedom: in a poor negress it is mere brutal obstinacy' (p. 14). He marvelled at the abundance of food provided for their dinner on a slave-operated estate... | |
 | Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Great Britain) - 1885 - Страниц: 524
...cultivating a little ground near the top, contrived to eke out a subsistence. At length they were discovered, and a party of soldiers being sent, the whole were...freedom ; in a poor negress it is mere brutal obstinacy. We continued riding for some hours. For the few last miles the road was intricate, and it passed through... | |
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At length they were discovered, and a party of soldiers being sent, the whole were seized with the exception of one old woman, who, sooner than again be led into slavery, dashed herself to pieces from the summit of the mountain. In a Roman matron this... 
