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Page 289
... women were knit in the cabins by old women , and in the " great house " by young girls . These last were set a task by the mistress , with the privilege of holiday the rest of the day when it was done . This had the desired effect of ...
... women were knit in the cabins by old women , and in the " great house " by young girls . These last were set a task by the mistress , with the privilege of holiday the rest of the day when it was done . This had the desired effect of ...
Page 469
... women , " say Adam . " I ain't studdin ' de women . " " Yeah ? " say de Lawd . " But I ain't gonter take no chances . Yo ' heart might be all right now , but de first good - lookin ' woman come along she gonter change yo ' mind . So I'm ...
... women , " say Adam . " I ain't studdin ' de women . " " Yeah ? " say de Lawd . " But I ain't gonter take no chances . Yo ' heart might be all right now , but de first good - lookin ' woman come along she gonter change yo ' mind . So I'm ...
Page 733
... women , dark women ; tall women , short women ; kind women , cruel women ; warm women , cold women ; tender women , sullen women — a mul- titude of women , and only one among them all had been able to appease the deep unrest in his ...
... women , dark women ; tall women , short women ; kind women , cruel women ; warm women , cold women ; tender women , sullen women — a mul- titude of women , and only one among them all had been able to appease the deep unrest in his ...
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