Neger

From here he could see ahead,and down there in the middle of the road stood the widow waving hershawl as a banner neger ficken of triumph, though she could only guess at results. ❋ A. Bennett (2006)

Tall, lithe, and graceful, he was so extremely dark that his intimates called him "der neger" -- "the negro." ❋ Lyndon Orr (N/A)

In Ovid it often has the sense 'poetic feeling', as at xii 16 'pectus habere neger'. ❋ 43 BC-18? Ovid (N/A)

One woman held up her little naked black child to me, grinning from ear to ear, "Look, Massa, look here! him nice lilly neger for Massa!" ❋ Robert Ezra Park (1926)

Three of his favorites, chimist for chemist, neger for negro and zeber for zebra, are incidentally interesting as showing changes in American pronunciation. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

He abandoned zeber in 1828, but remained faithful to chimist and neger to the last. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

Mr. Cotton Mather came to Mr. Wilkins's shop, and there talked very sharply against me as if I had used his father worse than a neger; spake so loud that people in the street might hear him .... ❋ Brooks Adams (1887)

We learn from one of his letters that John Winthrop, Jr., had a negro (presumably a slave) at Paquanet, for he says that a mad cow there "had almost spoiled the neger & made him ferfull to tend the rest of the cattell." ❋ James Russell Lowell (1855)

The husband of the woman told me that his wife's master frequently boasted that a neger could not beat his time; I told him that if he would perform the part I had given him to do, by the assistance of the Lord, I would beat his time, though a neger, according to his sense of the word. ❋ Unknown (1851)

On my arrival, every woman who had a child held it up to show me, exclaiming -, "See, massa, see! here nice new neger me bring for work for massa;" and those who had more than one did not fail to boast of the number, and make it a claim to the greater merit with me. ❋ Matthew Gregory (1845)

Come back, my neger, come back; me see now water above your knee! ❋ Matthew Gregory (1845)

When neger fall into neger bands, buckra doctor no do him good more. ❋ Matthew Gregory (1845)

My neger, my neger, "repeated Mammy Luna," me no want punish you; my pot smell good, and you belly-woman. ❋ Matthew Gregory (1845)

Dinah said he had taken near a pint of spirits too, which was but natural in the poor neger; for after such a mess I should have taken some myself, for all Doctor Skinner and Doctor Nervy might have said. ❋ Unknown (1833)

She could prove by fifty witnesses, and fifty to that, that her daughter had never seen Jock Porteous, alive or dead, since he had gien her a laundering wi 'his cane, the neger that he was! for driving a dead cat at the provost's wig on the Elector of Hanover's birthday.' ' ❋ Unknown (1822)

_ That's well -- and that ould Matthew is as obstinate a neger as ever famished his stomach. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

There's none but Old Nick in it yet; and he's more of a _neger_ than ever; for think, that he would not pay me a farthing for the carriage of his ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

Porteous, alive or dead, since he had gien her a laundering wi 'his cane, the neger that he was! for driving a dead cat at the provost's wig on the ❋ Walter Scott (1801)