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to be expected in the desert, we arrived at Goortie. The many congratulations which my master received on this occasion were indescribable. His wife kissing him, with tears of joy in her eyes, his daughter clinging to his neck, and the neighbours shaking hands with him, all showed friendship in the superlative degree.
Here I write this small poem:--
THO' LOST TO SIGHT, TO MEMORY DEAR.
How can the mother's loving eye
Part with the children whom she bore;
Her sons are called, they'll not deny,
To serve on some far distant shore.
Swift time may soar on lofty wing,
With patience yet she'll stand and bear;
She knows they're gone to serve their king,
"Tho' lost to sight, to memory dear."
How can the loving husband's eye
Look from the wife he holds so dear:
She soon his secrets does descry,
He tells them all without a fear.
But business calls him soon apart,
From her he holds so dear and near;
He near forgets her from his heart,
"Tho' lost to sight, to memory dear."
But who can mark the sacred glance,
Two lovers bear when doom'd to part;
They part for months, for years, perchance,
Far from those scenes which cheer the heart.
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They wait fair fortune's future day,
In hopes to meet some distant year;
Tho' parted far, true love can say,
"Tho' lost to sight, to memory dear."
Let such as court dear friendship's path,
Pass happy days with friendship here;
Let all forget the way to wrath,
In mutual love let all adhere.
Let those who cherish in their heart
The thoughts--"Tho' absent, ever dear,"
Remember that although they part,
"Tho' lost to sight, to memory dear."
The time had not arrived when slave-dealers went to Cairo to dispose of their slaves, in consequence we had to stay at Goortie for three months, during which time I was employed in doing sundry things. First of all, I was sent to live with a friend of my master's, who behaved very kindly to me. Here I had to take care of some cows, while the man's two sons attended to the lands of the farm, which were between three and four miles from the house. About six miles from Goortie, my master married a young woman, with whom I was soon taken to live. In many of the eastern countries, and particularly Egypt, a man is not confined to one wife, but can keep as many as his abilities will allow him. My master's recent marriage was the cause of raising a deal of jealousy on the part of the old one. He chiefly resided at the house he had built for the former, and when the latter met
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him they were sure to quarrel about something or other. On one occasion, being sent with some corn to the old lady's, on a donkey's back, she would not allow me to empty the sacks, so I had to stand for about half a day to await my master's arrival. On his coming up to me, he asked me why I did not empty the sacks? I told him my reason; after which he went into the house, and a quarrel ensued. The neighbours gathered about the house, and tried to prevent the quarrel; but, my master being in a passion, they found great difficulty in getting him quieted. After he had broken a great number of things, they managed to get him out of the house, and I obtained liberty to empty my sacks and return home. My master also returned to his new wife's, and never went back to Goortie, till within a few days of leaving for Cairo. The slave-ship landed in its season at Goortie, and took us on board. We arrived at the first cataracts of the Nile, and it being impracticable for the ship to proceed farther, we had to change our quarters. The masters busied themselves looking out for another ship to contain their menagerie of human beings. For this purpose we had to travel by land, and finally to sleep on land, before embarking again. Our new ship was a small one, and could not contain all our luggage without a crush; in consesequence, some of the slaves sickened, and were paid for their trouble by receiving a good flogging. After a fortnight had elapsed, we landed within a few miles of Cairo, in order to make ourselves
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look as fresh as daisies before entering the city. From this place we were made to march in military order. The grown up slaves led the van, and I, along with other young ones, marched in the rear, while our masters kept on the flanks. On reaching the entrance to the royal city, we were all counted by a man appointed for that purpose, who found that there were forty of us and ten masters. As soon as the counting was over, each master took his slaves and separated. Our master took us to an acquaintance of his, where he disposed of us, one after the other, but not before two months elapsed. We were regularly taken and exhibited in the slave market, where purchasers came to pick and choose. The grown up ones soon went off, while the small live stock remained for a long time in the market. A month after, my master shifted to another part of the town, a place near the barracks of Cairo. Here there were several of his countrymen, (under the employ of the Pacha,) whose duty it was to keep the gate of a manufactory of sundry wares. In this place he left me, and went away, but where I could not tell. A week or ten days after he returned for me, and took me to my old quarter, the slave market, where he soon disposed of me. My ninth master was a European gentleman, of the name of P----. With Mr. P---- I only lived a fortnight, when I was dispatched (under charge of a Turk) down to Alexandria. The next master into whose hands I fell was R---- T----, Esq., British Consul in Egypt. Having fallen
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into the hands of a British gentleman, I now thought that I was lost, having heard so many Mahommedan prejudices against Christians. Contrary to my expectation, however, I was treated with the greatest clemency, received many indulgences which I never met with before, and what completed my happiness was the pains which Mr. L----, my master's son-in-law, took in learning me to read and write. When he found it impossible to teach me himself, the duty devolved upon Mrs. S----, the housekeeper. I found much gratification in this novel treatment, and expected to know great things by it. Mrs. L., who took great charge of me, never failed in seeing that I was comfortable. While all the African formalities were exchanging for European fashions, four months elapsed, after which the family sailed up the Nile to the first cataracts, taking me, and Mrs. S----, and an Italian servant, of the name of Jacquomo. The first cataracts are about 400 miles from Alexandria. A whole month was spent in going and coming back from the cataracts; and the objects which occupied the particular attention of the family were the ancient buildings then standing in ruins. On the left bank of the Nile, and at some distance from Cairo, the Egyptian pyramids present a huge spectacle, having the appearance of small hills. These and many other edifices were built in the distant ages of antiquity, when the Egyptian monarchy flourished under its native dynasty. It is now a country ruled by a despotic viceroy.
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The native Egyptians are a quiet, inoffensive people, rather darker than the decendants of Ishmael, and still devote their time to learning, not seeming to have forgot the noble propensities of their ancestors. Architecture had been carried to its highest eminence by the Egyptians three thousand years before the Christian era. The ruins are scattered throughout the whole country. There are several old ruins at the cataracts, and these, along with the waterfalls, form the most romantic scenery imaginable. On our way home, the family visited Thebes and other places of antiquity. Arriving at Alexandria, my master, along with Mr. and Mrs. L., soon prepared for another journey. Taking Mr. and Mrs. S---- with them, they took the steamer to Malta. This was the first steam-boat I ever had been in, and was curious to know how the vessel went without sails. I asked one of the sailors, who explained the whole mystery by telling me that it went upon wheels. Five days and five nights on the Mediterranean brought us to Malta--a beautiful island, under the British Government. During our quarantine at Lazarett, my master sent Mr. and Mrs. S---- by a vessel bound for England, while we were confined for three weeks at this place previous to our entering the town. No foreigner is allowed to go to the town of Malta without riding quarantine for a certain length of time. Our time elapsing in this place of confinement, the family went to the town, stayed a short time there, and then set sail for Messina, in Sicily,
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but the sea grew so boisterous that the vessel (which was but a small one) had to return to Malta again. I had fallen asleep during the night, and was not aware of our return till morning. When I went on deck I learned that the family had gone ashore during the night, while the sailors, who were all Maltese, told me that they were desired to remunerate their toils by appropriating me to themselves. I began to cry, and and could not be pacified till they assured me to the contrary. They gave me some breakfast, and two of them (who had received previous instructions) took me to my master.
In a short time after, we again set out to Messina in a larger ship; and, after two days sail, arrived safe at the long-looked-for place. At Messina my master's nephew (Mr. H---- T----) awaited our arrival, and took us to his house. Here we stayed for sometime, and then went to Naples, where my master left Mr. and Mrs. L----, and proceeded to England. Having left Naples in the evening, the Italian steamer sailed the whole night; and next day, by twelve o'clock, landed us at Leghorn, and there we had to fork for our dinner on shore. Although we were taken on board upon condition of getting everything, they played us the same trick at two other places. When the vessel arrived at Genoa, my master betook himself to inland travelling, wishing to cross the continent, and sail over the channel to England. In pursuance of this scheme, he got a carriage from
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Genoa to Milan. In the suburbs of Milan my master was met by Mr. J--, another son-in-law. After staying a short time here, we left for England. Mr. J. also left his family and accompanied my master. We traversed the continent, and parmanently crossed the channel from Rotterdam to London.
Having entered Britain, I shall now celebrate the occasion by writing an ode to the country to which many of my countrymen owe their freedom, and liberty of conscience:--
ODE TO BRITAIN.
Surrounded by the foaming surge,
The Queen of land and sea;
For who can boast of Nelson's arms,
Or Wellington's, as thee.
Britain, thou land of peace and joy,
How strong thy bulwarks are;
Thou standest far above the world,
And that without a par.
All nations do thy seamen fear,
Thy ships they see with awe;
Allegiance, too, and homage pay,
As e'er fair Albion saw.
Thy vet'rans prove a fatal scourge,
To those who thee offend;
To those who court thy shelt'ring arms,
Protection dost extend.
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Thou wavest high the flag of fame,
Liberty is thy theme,
And while the exile seeks thy shore,
Salvation dost proclaim.
They hail thee as the stranger's home,
The freedom of the slave;
Thy motto is--"Where'er I go,
"The captive I will save."
The ancient empires, what were they,
When thus compared with thee?
The powers of Media, Greece, and Rome,
Thy fame did never see.
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ADDITIONAL POEMS.
THE SKY.
Methinks, when I the world behold,
What things this earth is made to hold,
Creation has not spared her pains,
To show the powers of Him who reigns.
The light blue and transparent sky,
Tells man his mind to lift on high,
And bids him view the ethereal light,
"That beams upon his ravish'd sight."
The sun, by day, with ardent mirth,
Glows on the cold unfeeling earth:
The moon and stars begin their sway,
And shed their light till morning day.
O look to that palacious view,
Which stands in colours red and blue;
Resign thy fate submissively
To Him who lives above the sky.
No human fiends there can we fear;
No earthly foes above that sphere.
But He who reigns in yonder realm
Wields care's crown with a mercy's helm.
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BATTLE OF GWALIOR.
'Twas when the shades of ev'ning fell
On India's lofty hills of snow:
That eve the minds will ne'er forget
Of those who have escap'd the blow.
'Twas on that eve that Gough did say,
Prepare to fight whene'er you start,
For we will seize Gwalior's fort:
Maharajpoor shall know we're smart.
As soon's the morn began to dawn
Each soldier stood with sword in hand
Resolved to fight with all his might
Or die upon a foreign land.
In columns three they stood array'd
With all their force to face the foe;
From high Gwalior's fort look'd down,
And threw her balls on them below.
Brave Thacwell stood, and at the head
Of the first column did command,
Valiant, with grace, the second took,
While Dennis at the third did stand.
They fought with might and eager true
For Britain's fame and Britain's name,
Till they beheld Maharajpoor
Invested with a fire and flame.
The guns were then to silence called,
Each man to charge with sword in hand
With bay'nets fix'd they did advance,
And shook Gwalior's fort and land.
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| مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-22-03, 07:09 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-22-03, 07:37 PM |
 Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-22-03, 08:43 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Deng | 08-22-03, 10:01 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير, مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-22-03, 10:04 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Deng | 08-22-03, 10:23 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-23-03, 12:15 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Raja | 08-23-03, 12:51 PM |
 Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-23-03, 01:06 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Deng | 08-23-03, 05:48 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Modic | 08-23-03, 06:06 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-23-03, 06:35 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-23-03, 06:44 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-23-03, 07:06 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-23-03, 07:17 PM |
 Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-23-03, 07:55 PM |
 Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | TahaElham | 08-23-03, 08:00 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-23-03, 08:16 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-23-03, 09:00 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-23-03, 10:09 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-23-03, 10:21 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-23-03, 10:47 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-24-03, 07:30 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-24-03, 10:08 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-24-03, 10:19 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-24-03, 11:05 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-25-03, 01:37 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-25-03, 08:20 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-26-03, 05:17 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-26-03, 07:00 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-26-03, 09:05 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-26-03, 09:00 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-27-03, 12:58 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 01:41 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 01:42 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 01:44 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 01:45 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 01:47 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 01:48 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 01:56 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 03:17 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-27-03, 03:23 PM |
| مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | Abdel Aati | 08-27-03, 03:48 PM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | aba | 08-27-03, 04:06 PM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | Abdel Aati | 08-27-03, 06:38 PM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | Tanash | 08-27-03, 07:12 PM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | Abdel Aati | 08-27-03, 08:40 PM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | aba | 08-27-03, 08:58 PM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | Tanash | 08-28-03, 11:24 AM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | Tanash | 08-28-03, 11:43 AM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | aba | 08-28-03, 12:22 PM |
| Re: مجموعة الدراسات السودانية - الافريقية | aba | 08-31-03, 00:27 AM |
 Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Yasir Elsharif | 08-28-03, 01:20 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | aba | 08-28-03, 04:31 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Rawia | 08-28-03, 04:45 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Raja | 08-30-03, 01:55 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Abdel Aati | 08-30-03, 07:34 PM |
| Re: مارتن لوثر كنج جونير( مناضل في الخاطر).. | Tanash | 08-30-03, 08:48 PM |
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