Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold, whose sordid dealings Tarnish all your boasted powers, Prove that you have human feelings, Ere you proudly question... Poems - Page 278by William Cowper - 1808Full view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1798 - 370 pages
...By our fufT'rings fincc ye brought us To the man-degrading mart; AH fuftain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart: >!, Deem our nation brutes no longer Till fome reafon ye fhall find Worthier of regard and ftronger Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold,... | |
| British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...fuff'rings, fmce you brought us To the man-degrading mart ; All fuftain'd with patience, taught us Only by a broken heart. Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till fome reafon ye mall find \Vbrthier of regard, and ftronger Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold... | |
| William Cowper - 1800 - 372 pages
...our fuff'rings fince ye brought us To the man-degrading mart ; All fuftain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart: Deem our nation brutes no longer Till fotne reafon ye fhall find Worthier of regard and ftronger Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold,... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...our sufferings since ye brought us To the man degrading mart ; All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart : Deem our nation brutes no...have human feelings, Ere you proudly question ours ! PITY FOR POOR AFRICANS. Video meliora proboque Ceteriora fequor. — I OWN I am shock'd at the purchase... | |
| English poetry - 1803 - 502 pages
...taught us Only by a broken heart; D d2 I 403 Deem our nation brutes no longer. Till some reason you shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the...gold ! whose sordid dealings Tarnish all your boasted powers, Prove that ye have HUMAN feelings, Ere ye proudly question ours. EPIGRAM, TO A LAWYER. TIIAPP'D... | |
| English poetry - 1803 - 508 pages
...suffrings since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart, — All sustained with patience, taught us Only by a broken heart ; Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason you shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the COLOUR of our kind. Slaves of gold ! whose... | |
| English poetry - 1803 - 520 pages
...brutes no longer, Till some reason you shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the COLOBK of our kind. Slaves of gold ! whose sordid dealings Tarnish all your boasted powers, Prove tha,t ye have HUMAN feelings, Ere ye proudly question ours. EPIGRAM, TO A LAWYER. by... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...our fuff'rings fince ye brought us To the man-degrading mart ; All fuftain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart : Deem our nation brutes no longer Till fome reafon ye fhall find Worthier of regard, and ftronger Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold,... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...our fufferings, fine.? ye brought us To the man-degrading mart ; AH fuftained by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart. Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till fome reafon ye fhall find Worthier of regard, and ftronger Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold,... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...sufferings, since ye brought u* To the man-degrading mart ; . • All-susfained by patience taught us Only by a broken heart : Deem our nation brutes no...gold, whose sordid dealings Tarnish all your boasted powers, Prove that you have human feelings,' Ere you proudly question ours ! PITY FOR POOR AFRICANS.... | |
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