 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
 | George Beaumont - War - 1808 - 204 pages
...unfuccefsful or fuccefsful war, Might never reach me more. My ear is pained, My foul is fick with every day's report • , ' ' Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is fill'd. There is no flefh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is fevered... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808
...There is no flesh in man's ohdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the nat'ral hond Of hrotherhood is sever'd as the flax, That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and haring pow'r T' enforce... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 193 pages
...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 - 1810
...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 231 pages
...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 - 1810 - 368 pages
...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. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It docs not feel for man; the nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax, That falls asunder at... | |
 | William Cowper - Electronic books - 1811 - 212 pages
...unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more. My ear is pain1dr 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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 408 pages
...pain'd, There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd. It does not feel for man. The natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd, as the flax That falls asundar at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812
...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. There is no flesh...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 356 pages
...obdurate heart; Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd. 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 his fellow guilty of a skin T' infcrce the wrong, for such a worthy cause, Not colour'd... | |
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