Six Months in the West IndiesT. Tegg, 1841 - 311 páginas |
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Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825 Henry Nelson 1798-1843 Coleridge Sin vista previa disponible - 2022 |
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Página 282 - The Parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities. One as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power. The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all without annihilating any.
Página 293 - For hedge nor ditch they spared not, But after her they hie them ; A cobweb over them they throw, To shield the wind if it should blow ; Themselves they wisely could bestow Lest any should espy them.
Página 283 - It is necessary to coerce the negligent, to restrain the violent, and to aid the weak and deficient, by the overruling plenitude of her power.
Página 40 - The island is divided into three sorts of men, viz. masters, servants, and slaves. The slaves and their posterity, being subject to their masters for ever, are kept and preserved with greater care than the servants, who are theirs but for five years, according to the law of the island.
Página 149 - Beautiful islands! where the green Which nature wears was never seen 'Neath zone of Europe; where the hue Of sea and heaven is such a blue As England dreams not; where the night Is all irradiate with the light Of stars like moons, which, hung on high, Breathe and quiver in the sky...
Página 6 - ... aut septem digitos, brushed every atom of Morphic dust from my eyes. I sat bolt upright, and for some time contemplated, by the glimmering of the sentry's lantern, the huge disarray of my pretty den ; I fished for my clothes, but they were bathing ; I essayed to rise, but I could find no resting place for the sole of a rheumatic foot.
Página 41 - I have seen an Overseer beat a Servant with a cane about the head, till the blood has followed, for a fault that is not worth the speaking of; and yet he must have patience, or worse will follow. Truly, I have seen such cruelty there done to Servants, as I did not think one Christian could have done to another.
Página 7 - ... the good ship almost on her beam ends. Buonaparte had the credit of saying that there was but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous ; there were precisely seven on board His Majesty's ship.
Página 289 - But it is nevertheless a certain truth that the slaves in general do labour much less, do eat and drink much more, have much more ready money, dress much more gaily, and are treated with more kindness and attention, when sick, than nine-tenths of all the people of Great Britain under the condition of tradesmen, farmers, and domestic servants.
Página 88 - Whether the creating of wants be not the likeliest way to produce industry in a people ? And whether, if our peasants were accustomed to eat beef and wear shoes, they would not be more industrious?