 There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire.  The Task: In Six Books - Page 31by William Cowper - 1836 - 172 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Poetry - 1802 - 288 pages
...or successful war, Might never reach me more. My ear is pain'd, 5 My soul is sick, with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is fill'd....natural bond Of Brotherhood is sever'd, as the flax 10 That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'dlike his... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802
...unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more. My ear is pain'd, My soul is sick, with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd....man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the nat'ral bond. Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 428 pages
...is fick, with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which eajth is filled. There is no flefh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is fevered as the flax, That falls afundcr at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pages
...is fick, with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled. There is no flefh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man; the natural bond Of brotherhood is fevered as the flax, That falls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805
...is fick, with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled. There is no flefh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is fevered as the flax, That falls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805
...is fick, with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled. There is no flefh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is fevered as the flax, That falls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806
...My ear is My soul is sick, with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does...not feel for man; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax, That fella asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fltin... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806
...pained, My soul is sick, with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does...feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax, That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilt}' of a skin... | |
 | Columbia County (N.Y.) - 1804
...cjlonirorial Department, To aid the cause of virtue and religion. £ XTRAC T. FROM THE DAILY ADVERTISER. " The natural bond " Of Brotherhood, is sever'd as the flax " That falls asunder at the touch of fire i " He finds his fellow guilty of a skin, " Not color'd like his own, ar.d having po\v'r " T1... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Abolitionists - 1808
...been properly impressed by the following lines ; " My ear is pain'd, My »oul is sick with every day'* report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd....man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man. The nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds... | |
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