The Negro in English Literature: A Critical IntroductionA. H. Stockwell, 1962 - 176 pages |
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... fair one . Thu. Nay then , the wanton lies ; my face is black . Pro . But pearls are fair , and the old saying is , Black men are pearls in the beauteous ladies ' Jul . eyes . [ aside ] . ' Tis true ; such pearls as put out ladies ' For ...
... fair one . Thu. Nay then , the wanton lies ; my face is black . Pro . But pearls are fair , and the old saying is , Black men are pearls in the beauteous ladies ' Jul . eyes . [ aside ] . ' Tis true ; such pearls as put out ladies ' For ...
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... fair , Or if it were , it bore not beauty's name ; But now is black beauty's successive heir , And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame For since each hand hath put on nature's power , Fairing the foul with art's false borrow'd face ...
... fair , Or if it were , it bore not beauty's name ; But now is black beauty's successive heir , And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame For since each hand hath put on nature's power , Fairing the foul with art's false borrow'd face ...
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... fair sex of this island should , by other monstrous tales , be so seduced as to turn their favour chiefly on the persons of the tale tellers , and change their natural inclinations for fair , candid , and courteous knights into a ...
... fair sex of this island should , by other monstrous tales , be so seduced as to turn their favour chiefly on the persons of the tale tellers , and change their natural inclinations for fair , candid , and courteous knights into a ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Shakespeare and the Man of Colour | 23 |
The Negro and Colour in Poetry | 48 |
Copyright | |
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