OUR fellow-countrymen in chains! Slaves — in a land of light and law! Slaves — crouching on the very plains Where rolled the storm of Freedom's war! A groan from Eutaw's haunted wood — A wail where Camden's martyrs fell — By every shrine of patriot... Poems: By John G. Whittier, Illus. by H. Billing - Page 133by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1855 - 396 pagesFull view - About this book
| Maria Weston Chapman - American poetry - 1836 - 236 pages
...soil so long— Tliou seest through all thy weeping land, The red scourge in the oppressor's hand— A groan from Eutaw's haunted wood— A wail where...storied hill and hallowed grot. By mossy wood and marshy glea, Whence rang of old the rifle shot, And hurrying shout of Marion's men !— The groan of breaking... | |
| Maria Weston Chapman - American poetry - 1836 - 240 pages
...thee, Aha ! Aha ! — art then become like unto us 1 ' — Speech of Rev. SJ May. Our fellow countrymen in chains ! Slaves — in a land of light and law...very plains Where rolled the storm of Freedom's war ! ' Thou seest how tyranny and wrong, Have vexed thy teur-stainecl soil so long — Thou seest through... | |
| Maria Weston Chapman - American poetry - 1836 - 256 pages
...thee, Aha ! Aha! — art thou become like unto us1' — Speech of Rev. SJ May. Our fellow countrymen in chains ! Slaves — in a land of light and law...very plains Where rolled the storm of Freedom's war ! Communion. , 183 ' Thou seest how tyranny and wrong, Have vexed thy tear-stained soil so long —... | |
| American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...land of light and law ! Slaves — crouching on the very plains Where roll'd the storm of Freedom'i war ! A groan from Eutaw's haunted wood — 'A wail...Moultrie's wall and Jasper's well ! By storied hill and hallow'd grot, By mossy wood and marshy glen, Whence rang of old the rifle-shot, And hurrying shout... | |
| American literature - 1846 - 302 pages
...earth cry out to thee, Aha ! Aha!— ART THOC BRCOMX Utt UHTO us .' "— SfKch of Samuel J. May. Our fellow-countrymen in chains ! Slaves — in a land...law ! Slaves— crouching on the very plains Where roll'd the storm of Freedom's war ! A groan from Eutaw's haunted wood — A wail where Camden's martyrs... | |
| 1853 - 188 pages
...Republic — Negro slavery. We extract two or three of the pieces relating to this subject. STANZAS. Our fellow-countrymen in chains! Slaves — in a land...martyrs fell — By every shrine of patriot blood, From Moul trie's wall and Jasper's well! By storied lull and hallowed grot, By mossy wood and marshy glen,... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1856 - 470 pages
...e:\rth cry out to thee, Aha! Aha!— ART THOD BECOME LIKE UKTO us ?" — Speech of Samuel J. May.] ODK fellow-countrymen in chains ! Slaves — in a land...and law ! Slaves — crouching on the very plains VOICES OF FREEDOM. A groan from Eutaw's haunted wood — A wail where Camden's martyrs fell — By... | |
| James Redpath - Biography & Autobiography - 1860 - 530 pages
...the martial references are very different from those in his effusion in the " Independent " : " Our fellow-countrymen in chains ! Slaves — in a land of light and law ! Slaves — erouching on the very plains When rolled the ttorm of Freedom's war I A groan from Eutau's haunted... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1861 - 360 pages
...UKE UNTO ns? "—Speech, of Samuel J. May.'] OUR fellow-countrymen in chains ! Slaves — in a laud of light and law ! Slaves — crouching on the very plains Where rolled the storm of Freedom's war 1 A groan from Eutaw's haunted wood — A wail where Camden's martyrs fell — By every shrine of patriot... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 422 pages
...earth cry out to thee, Aha ! Aha !— ART THOD BEOOMS T.rnn OHTO us? "—Speech of Samuel I. May."] OUR fellow-countrymen in chains ! Slaves — in a land...very plains Where rolled the storm of Freedom's war 1 A groan from Eutaw's haunted wood — A wail where Camden's martyrs fell — By every shrine of patriot... | |
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