 Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate...  The Task: In Six Books - Page 36by William Cowper - 1836 - 172 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...in Kngland ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread...every vein Of all your empire; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. COWPEB. THE CMFORM ROTATION OF THE EARTH. THE earth... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 420 pages
...free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud 40 And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let...through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britian's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Cowper. 71. Irruption of Hyder All. When at... | |
 | David Lee Child - Enslaved persons - 1834 - 134 pages
...moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble ; and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread...then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all our empire, that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.' During most of the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 390 pages
...moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.* That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread...Britain's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too." The Task—The Time-piece. But, highly as we appreciate the manly spirit of the Englishman, and the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That 's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread...every vein Of all your empire, that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Sure there is need of social intercourse, Benevolence,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1835 - 158 pages
...that moment they are free: They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread...every vein Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. 755. Trifles, light as air, Are to the jealous, confirmations... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 362 pages
...that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire; that, where Britnin's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too."... | |
 | Esther Copley - Antislavery movements - 1836 - 814 pages
...are free. They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation prond And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let...every vein Of all your empire. That where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too." Happily, this apostrophe is now realized. •' Not... | |
 | George Thompson, William Lloyd Garrison - Slavery - 1836 - 230 pages
...momem they are free ! They touch our country, and their shackles fall ! That 's noble ! and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing: spread...then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all our empire, that when Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.' (Immense cheering.)... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...that moment they are free, They touch our country and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein 45 Of all your empire ! that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Sure there... | |
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