 | William Dampier - Buccaneers - 1699 - 592 pages
...each, which were made purpofely t& carry Water in, we brought thefe our new Servants to the Wells, and put a Barrel on each of their Shoulders for them to carry to the Canoa. But all the figns we could make were to no purpofe, for they flood like Statues, without motion,... | |
 | Theology - 1829 - 434 pages
...each, which were made purposely to carry water in, we brought these our new servants to the wells, and put a barrel on each of their shoulders for them...statues, without motion, but grinned like so many monkeya, staring one upon another ; for these poor creatures seem not accustomed to carry burthens... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - America - 1831 - 476 pages
...six gallons, we brought these new servants to the wells, and put A barrel on each of their shoulders to carry to the canoe. But all the signs we could...motion, but grinned like 'so many monkeys, staring upon one another." It was found that they had not even strength sufficient for the task of being carriers... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - America - 1837 - 446 pages
...filled in small long barrels, about six gallons in each, we brought these our new servants to the wells, and put a barrel on each of their shoulders for them...grinned like so many monkeys, staring one upon another." It was found that they had not strength sufficient even for this easy task ; and it was believed that... | |
 | Richard Henry Major - Australia - 1859 - 356 pages
...each, which were made purposely to carry water in, we brought these our new servants to the wells, and put a barrel on each of their shoulders for them to carry to the canoa. But all the signs we could make were to no purpose, for they stood like statues, without motion,... | |
 | Samuel Bennett - Australia - 1865 - 708 pages
...each, which were made purposely to carry water in, we brought these our new servants to the wells, and put a barrel on each of their shoulders for them...statues, without motion, but grinned like so many monkies, staring one upon another ; for these poor creatures seem not accustomed to carry burthens,... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - Australia - 1873 - 550 pages
...with great regret. He was good to them, and thought to make them work, but in vain, for, as he says, " they stood like statues, without motion, but grinned like so many monkeys .... so we were forced to carry our water ourselves." This we can imagine very well, remembering that... | |
 | William Clark Russell - Australia, Northern - 1889 - 210 pages
...Servants to the Wells, and put a Barrel on each of their Shoulders for them to carry to the Canao. But all the signs we could make were to no purpose, for they stood like Statues, without motion, but grinn'd like so many monkeys, staring one upon another : For these poor Creatures seem'd not accustomed... | |
 | William Clark Russell - 1889 - 244 pages
...each, which were made purposely to carry Water in, we brought these our new Servants to the Wells, and put a Barrel on each of their Shoulders for them to carry to the Canao. But all the signs we could make were to no purpose, for they stood like Statues, without motion,... | |
 | William Clark Russell - Australia, Northern - 1889 - 212 pages
...each, which were made purposely to carry Water in, we brought these our new Servants to the Wells, and put a Barrel on each of their Shoulders for them to carry to the Canao. But all the signs we could make were to no purpose, for they stood like Statues, without motion,... | |
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But all the signs we could make were to no purpose, for they stood like statues, without motion, but grinned like so many monkeys, staring one upon another... 
