But to the survivors, the barefoot and ragged peasants here in the heart of drought-stricken rebel territory, it seems to make little difference.

Their dives into the surrounding group of ragged peasants have at least as much passion as their culminating embrace, two bodies entwining roughly on the floor.

With him were a pair of ragged peasant boys from the Fingers.

Portrayals of beggars and ragged peasants complete this section.

Our clothes stuck to us as we strolled, slow and sweating, down the main street, where ragged peasants lay asleep in the shade of the trees.

A vast mob of ragged peasants flowed across the frozen fields of northern Perquaine toward the grim walls of the city of Dail.

Adriaen Brouwer (1605 or 1606-1638) typically painted small scenes of ragged peasants fighting, gaming, drinking and generally expressing exaggerated and rude behaviour.

Then he walked quickly through the village, attracting no attention; ragged peasants were common, especially now that war had come to this region.

Now and again they saw little bands of ragged peasants who fled into the woods and hedges at their approach.

Outside, Momma K saw dozens of ragged peasants gathered.