 As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast...  The Task, and Other Poems - Page 30by William Cowper - 1831 - 179 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Moyle Sherer - Egypt - 1825 - 454 pages
...and hear, and understand the simple history of every smiler there, we should go home and shudder. " Then what is man ? and what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man ?" Yes ! Arabian fiction may have charmed,... | |
 | Moyle Sherer - Egypt - 1825 - 454 pages
...and hear, and understand the simple history of every smiler there, we should go home and shudder. " Then what is man ? and what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man ?" Yes! Arabian fiction may have charmed,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1826 - 242 pages
...one. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys ; 20 And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him,...what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...one. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys ; 20 And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him,...what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...227" 3 Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys; And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him,...bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. 4 Then what is man .' And what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...brother, and destroys : And worse than al', and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, fouiest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat...heart, Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast. 4. Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - Children - 1826 - 314 pages
...one. 3. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys * And worse than all, and most to be deplored ' As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, , Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his swe * VVith stripes, that mercy, with a bleeding heart Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. 4.... | |
 | James Ewell - Cooking - 1827 - 868 pages
...him as a lawful prey. Thus man devotes his brother; And, worse than all, and most to be deplored, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him,...bleeding heart Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man? and what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his... | |
 | Anthologies - 1827 - 290 pages
...into one. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys; And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him,...bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is Man? and what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And 'hang his... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 pages
...one. 3. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys ; And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him,...bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. .. 4. Then what is man ! And what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang... | |
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