The Main Lines of American LiteratureRaymond Wright Short, Wilbur Stewart Scott Holt, 1954 - 648 pages |
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Page 369
... keep him to scent snuff ! Lor ' , he'd keep a whole shop a - gwine - he " I say , keep off , can't you ! " said Adolph , enraged . " Lor ' , now , how touchy we is we white niggers ! Look at us , now ! " and Sambo gave a ludicrous ...
... keep him to scent snuff ! Lor ' , he'd keep a whole shop a - gwine - he " I say , keep off , can't you ! " said Adolph , enraged . " Lor ' , now , how touchy we is we white niggers ! Look at us , now ! " and Sambo gave a ludicrous ...
Page 504
... keep his money hid , en ef ' tain't dat den he done gone en ' skiver'd a gole - mine , en ef ' tain't dat , den I'm a gwineter se w'at's in dar , ' sezee . " Brer Fox crope up little nigher , he did , en lissen , but he don't year no ...
... keep his money hid , en ef ' tain't dat den he done gone en ' skiver'd a gole - mine , en ef ' tain't dat , den I'm a gwineter se w'at's in dar , ' sezee . " Brer Fox crope up little nigher , he did , en lissen , but he don't year no ...
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... keep on monkeying out here ! If we've got to flounder out here all night ! " " Oh , we'll never have to stay here all night ! Don't you worry . They've seen us now , and it won't be long before they'll come chasing out after us . " The ...
... keep on monkeying out here ! If we've got to flounder out here all night ! " " Oh , we'll never have to stay here all night ! Don't you worry . They've seen us now , and it won't be long before they'll come chasing out after us . " The ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 20 | 20 |
NATHANIEL WARD 330 | 30 |
Copyright | |
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