 But this improvement of taste is in a great measure confined to those who are, or have been, domestics about the houses of the whites, and have in consequence imbibed a fondness for their amusements, and some skill in the performance. They affect, too,...  An Account of Jamaica, and Its Inhabitants - Página 266por John Stewart - 1808 - 305 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Stewart - 1823 - 406 páginas
...amusements, and some skill in the performance. They affect, too, the language, manners, and conversation of the whites : those who have it in their power have...drinking, their songs, and their toasts ; and it is laughable to see with what awkward minuteness they aim at such imitations. They have also caught a... | |
 | 1823 - 508 páginas
...amusements, and some skill in the performance. They affect, too, the language, manners, and conversation of the whites : those who have it in their power have...they will endeavour to mimic their masters in their drink. ing, their songs, and their toasts ; and it is laughable to see with what awkward minuteness... | |
 | Norman C. Stolzoff - 2000 - 332 páginas
...amusements, and some skill in the performance. They affect, too, the language, manners, and conversation of the whites: those who have it in their power have at times their convivial parties, when they will endeavor to mimic their masters in their drinking, their songs, and their toasts; and it is laughable... | |
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