A large majority of the slaves there are better cared for than the same proportion of the colored population in the free States, both menially and physically.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
The people who had accused him of laziness now made a martyr of him, and said what a pity it was for a man with such an education and with so much talent to be so employed menially.
"The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories Strength of Gideon; Mammy Peggy's Pride; Viney's Free Papers; The Fruitful Sleeping of The Rev. Elisha Edwards; The Ingrate; The Case of 'Ca'line'; The Finish of Patsy Barnes; One Man's Fortunes; Jim's Probation; U"
Paul Laurence Dunbar
"But," said Lettie, "he is a real realist, he makes common things beautiful, he sees the mystery and magnificence that envelops us even when we work menially.
"The White Peacock"
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence