 ... the others, singing the body of the song and clapping their hands together or on the knees. Song and dance are alike extremely energetic, and often, when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud, thud of the feet prevents...  Slave Songs of the United States - Page xivby William Francis Allen - 1867 - 115 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American periodicals - 1868 - 850 pages
...Song and dance 1 are alike extremely energetic, and often, when the shout laste into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud, thud of the feet prevents...shout " is probably confined to South Carolina and i the States south of it. It appears to be found in Florida, but not in North Carolina or Virginia.... | |
 | Edward King - Southern States - 1875 - 826 pages
...alike extremely energetic, and often when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the 'Praise-House.' " I append three or four of the most beautiful of the songs sung by the negroes of the lowland coast... | |
 | Edward King - Southern States - 1875 - 840 pages
...alike extremely energetic, and often when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the ' Praise-House.'" 1 append three or four of the most beautiful of the songs sung by the negroes of the lowland coast... | |
 | Edward King - History - 1875 - 828 pages
...alike extremely energetic, and often when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the ' Praise-House.'" I append three or four of the most beautiful of the songs sung by the negroes of the lowland coast... | |
 | Edward King - Southern States - 1875 - 820 pages
...alike extremely energetic, and often when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the ' Praise- House. ' " I append three or four of the most beautiful of the songs sung by the negroes... | |
 | American fiction - 1924 - 550 pages
...knees. Song and dance are alike extremely energetic, and often, when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud, thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the praise-house.8 The origin of the songs sung at such times as these, according to JBI Marsh, editor... | |
 | American fiction - 1924 - 570 pages
...knees. Song and dance are alike extremely energetic, and often, when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud, thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the praise-house.8 The origin of the songs sung at such times as these, according to JBI Marsh, editor... | |
 | Henry Edward Krehbiel - African American dance - 1914 - 198 pages
...knees. Song and dance are alike extremely energetic, and often, when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud, thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the praise-house. The editors of "Slave ^UIUB wee Tprraj-mnv-?^ perKSO&, who, thcuza engaged hi p^T-Tairrr -cic work... | |
 | Daniel Gregory Mason - Music - 1915 - 584 pages
...knees. Song and dance are alike extremely energetic, and often, when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud, thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the praise house.' Closely related to the shout songs are the funeral songs which accompanied the 'wakes'... | |
 | American Sociological Association - Sociology - 1919 - 246 pages
...knees. Song and dance are alike extremely energetic and often, when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud, thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the praise-house. 1 This has undoubtedly the characteristics of primitive ritual. But this does not mean that it is African... | |
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