The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 1
THE
A
INTERESTING NARRATIVE
NARRATIVA INTERESSANTE
OF
DE
THE LIFE
A VIDA
OF
DE
OLAUDAH EQUIANO,
OLAUDAH EQUIANO,
OR
OU
GUSTAVUS VASSA,
GUSTAVUS VASSA,
THE AFRICAN.
O AFRICANO.
_WRITTEN BY HIMSELF._
_ESCRITA POR ELE MESMO._
_Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid, for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
_Eis que Deus é a minha salvação; confiarei e não temerei, porque o Senhor Jeová é a minha força e o meu cântico; ele também se tornou a minha salvação.
And in that shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people. Isaiah xii. 2, 4._
E naquele dia direis: Louvai ao Senhor, invocai o seu nome, declarai os seus feitos entre os povos. Isaías xii. 2, 4._
LONDON:
LONDRES:
Printed for and sold by the Author, No. 10, Union-Street, Middlesex Hospital
Impresso e vendido pelo Autor, N.º 10, Union-Street, Middlesex Hospital
Sold also by Mr. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Murray, Fleet-Street; Messrs. Robson and Clark, Bond-Street; Mr. Davis, opposite Gray's Inn, Holborn; Messrs. Shepperson and Reynolds, and Mr. Jackson, Oxford Street; Mr. Lackington, Chiswell-Street; Mr. Mathews, Strand; Mr. Murray, Prince's-Street, Soho; Mess. Taylor and Co. South Arch, Royal Exchange; Mr. Button, Newington-Causeway; Mr. Parsons, Paternoster-Row; and may be had of all the Booksellers in Town and Country.
Vendido também pelo Sr. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Sr. Murray, Fleet-Street; Srs. Robson e Clark, Bond-Street; Sr. Davis, em frente ao Gray's Inn, Holborn; Srs. Shepperson e Reynolds, e Sr. Jackson, Oxford Street; Sr. Lackington, Chiswell-Street; Sr. Mathews, Strand; Sr. Murray, Prince's-Street, Soho; Srs. Taylor e Cia. South Arch, Royal Exchange; Sr. Button, Newington-Causeway; Sr. Parsons, Paternoster-Row; e pode ser obtido em todos os Livreiros da Cidade e do Interior.
[Entered at Stationer's Hall.]
[Registrado na Stationer's Hall.]
[Illustration: Olaudah Equiano or GUSTAVUS VASSA, _the African_]
[Ilustração: Olaudah Equiano ou GUSTAVUS VASSA, _o Africano_]
To the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Aos Lordes Espirituais e Temporais, e aos Comuns do Parlamento da Grã-Bretanha.
_My Lords and Gentlemen_,
_Meus Lordes e Senhores_,
Permit me, with the greatest deference and respect, to lay at your feet the following genuine Narrative; the chief design of which is to excite in your august assemblies a sense of compassion for the miseries which the Slave-Trade has entailed on my unfortunate countrymen.
Permiti-me, com a maior deferência e respeito, apresentar a vossos pés a seguinte genuína Narrativa; cujo principal propósito é despertar em vossas augustas assembleias um sentimento de compaixão pelas misérias que o Comércio de Escravos impôs aos meus infortunados compatriotas.
Vocabulary
- NARRATIVA
- A story or account of events
- INTERESSANTE
- Capturing attention; worthy of interest
- VIDA
- The state of being alive; life
- OU
- Conjunction meaning or, either
- AFRICANO
- Person from or relating to Africa
- ESCRITA
- Written; the act of writing something down
- MESMO
- Himself; same; used for emphasis
- Eis
- Behold; here is; used to introduce something
- Deus
- The supreme divine being; God
- salvação
- Deliverance from sin or danger; salvation
- confiarei
- Future tense of confiar: I will trust
- temerei
- Future tense of temer: I will fear
- porque
- Conjunction meaning because or why
- Senhor
- Lord; respectful title for God or a man
- força
- Physical or moral strength; force
- cântico
- A hymn or sacred song of praise
- também
- Adverb meaning also, too, as well
- tornou
- Past tense of tornar: became, turned into
- naquele
- Contraction of em and aquele: in that
- dia
- A 24-hour period; day
- direis
- Future tense of dizer: you (plural) will say
- Louvai
- Imperative of louvar: praise, give praise to
- invocai
- Imperative of invocar: call upon, invoke
- nome
- A word identifying a person or thing; name
- declarai
- Imperative of declarar: declare, announce, proclaim
- feitos
- Deeds, acts, or accomplishments performed
- entre
- Preposition meaning among, between, amid
- povos
- Peoples; nations; groups of people
- LONDRES
- Capital city of England and the United Kingdom
- Impresso
- Printed; produced by a printing press
- vendido
- Past participle of vender: sold
- Autor
- The person who wrote a work; author
- Hospital
- Medical institution for treating sick patients
- Vendido
- Sold; available for purchase
- Sr.
- Abbreviation for Senhor: Mr., Sir
- frente
- Front; opposite side; facing something
- Cia.
- Abbreviation for Companhia: company, Co.
- pode
- Third-person singular of poder: can, may
- ser
- Infinitive of the verb to be
- obtido
- Past participle of obter: obtained, acquired
- todos
- All, every; masculine plural of todo
- Livreiros
- Booksellers; people who sell books
- Cidade
- An urban settlement; city, town
- Interior
- Inland regions; the interior of a country
- Registrado
- Registered; officially recorded or filed
- Ilustração
- An image or drawing accompanying text; illustration
- ou
- Conjunction meaning or, either
- Africano
- A person from or relating to Africa
- Lordes
- Lords; members of the House of Lords
- Espirituais
- Relating to the spirit or religion; spiritual
- Temporais
- Relating to worldly or secular matters; temporal
- Comuns
- Commons; ordinary members of parliament
- Parlamento
- The legislative body of a country; parliament
- Grã-Bretanha
- The island comprising England, Scotland, and Wales
- Senhores
- Lords, gentlemen; plural of Senhor
- Permiti-me
- Permit me; allow me (imperative form)
- maior
- Greater; comparative of grande: bigger, more
- deferência
- Respectful submission to another's judgment; deference
- respeito
- Regard for the feelings of others; respect
- apresentar
- To present, introduce, or show something formally
- vossos
- Second-person plural possessive: your (plural formal)
- pés
- Plural of pé: feet, the lower limbs
- seguinte
- The next one; following in order
- genuína
- Authentic, real, sincere; not fake
- Narrativa
- A narrative; an account or story told
- cujo
- Relative possessive pronoun: whose, of which
- principal
- Most important; primary; chief
- propósito
- The aim or intention behind an action; purpose
- despertar
- To awaken or arouse someone from sleep or apathy
- vossas
- Second-person plural feminine possessive: your (formal)
- augustas
- Majestic, venerable; used as a formal honorific
- assembleias
- Gatherings or meetings of people; assemblies
- sentimento
- An emotional feeling or sensation; sentiment
- compaixão
- Deep sympathy for another's suffering; compassion
- misérias
- Conditions of great suffering or poverty; miseries
- Comércio
- Trade or business activity; commerce
- Escravos
- People held in slavery; slaves
- impôs
- Past tense of impor: imposed, forced upon
- infortunados
- Unfortunate people; those suffering bad fortune
- compatriotas
- People from the same country; fellow countrymen
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