 When a negro is so fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of an octavo (17^ carats), much ceremony takes place; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom, by paying his owner...  The Nic-nac: Or, Literary Cabinet - Página 3651823Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1812 - 1020 páginas
...is so fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of an octavo, (17-i carats,) much ceremony takes place ; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers, and...permitted to work on his own account. — When a stone of eight or ten carats is found, the negro receives two new shirts, a complete new suit, with ï hat and... | |
 | John Mawe - 1812 - 422 páginas
...negro is so fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of an octavo (17^ carats), much ceremony takes place; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers and...permitted to work on his own account. When a stone of eight or ten carats is found, the negro receives two new shirts, a complete new suit, with a hat and... | |
 | 1812 - 532 páginas
...fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of an octavo (17^ carats), much ceremony takes place. He it crowned with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession...permitted to •work on his own account. When a stone of eight or ten carats is found, the negro receives two new shirts, a complete new suit, with a. hat and... | |
 | Anonymous - 1812 - 512 páginas
...find a diamond of the weight of an octavo (17i carats) much ceremony takes place ; he is crowned wiih a wreath of flowers and carried in procession to the...clothes and is permitted to work on his own account. Wlien a stone of eight or ten carats is found the negro receives two new shirts, a complete new suit... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1812 - 506 páginas
...crowned with, a wreath of Bowers and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him bis freedom by paying his owner for it. He also receives...on his own account. When a stone of ei«;ht or ten carats is found the negro receives two new shirts, a CQmplctp new suit with a hat and a handsome knife.... | |
 | 1813 - 818 páginas
...find a diamond of Xlie weight ot" of an octavo (I7J carats), much ceremony takes place ; he is crown W with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession...his owner for it. He also receives a present of new dothes, and is permitted to work on his own account. "When a stone 6f eight or ten carets is found,... | |
 | 1813 - 706 páginas
...negro is fo fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of anoclavo (iy| carats)', much ceremony lakes place,- he is crowned with a wreath of flowers and carried in proeeffion to the adminiftrator, who gives him his freedom, by paying hit owner for it. He alfo receives... | |
 | 1813 - 702 páginas
...negro is fo fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of an oitavo (17! carats), much ceremony takes place; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers and carried in proceflion to the adminiftrator, who gives him his freedom, by paying hi» owner for it. He alfo receives... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 540 páginas
...takes place. He is crowned with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession to the adminis. trator, who gives him his freedom, by paying his owner for...permitted to work on his own account. When a stone of eight or ten carats is found the negro receives two new shirts, a complete new suit, with a hat and... | |
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