 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
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 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,...sweat With stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, Then what is man ! And what man seeing this, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Arid having... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...one. TWis man dt-votes 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... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - Animal welfare - 1812 - 192 pages
...monsters, whose whole occupation was to render every thing around them miserable. He was ready to ask, " Then what is man? And what man seeing this, " And having human feelings, does not blush " And hang his head, to own himself a man ?" COWPER. He knew some exceptions. Had he... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1814 - 496 pages
...destroys; And, worse than all, and most to be deplor'd As hnman natnre's broadest, fonlest blot, Chaius him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy wilh a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man? And what man, seeing... | |
 | Noah Worcester - Pacifism - 1816 - 814 pages
...; and yet we have the effrontery to boast that we are a just, peaceable and magnanimous nation ! " 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 ?" KENTUCKY PEACE ASSOCIATION. From the Lexington... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 328 pages
...worse than all, and most to be dcplor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, aud tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that mercy, with a blooding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Tht-n what is man ? And what man, seeing... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Africa, West - 1817 - 126 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... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 248 pages
...one. Thus man devotes bis brother, and destroys ; And, worse than all, and most to be deplor/d, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him,...that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees indicted on a beast. Then what is man? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1817 - 256 pages
...brother, and destroys; A nd, worse than all, and mos» to be deplor d, As human nature s broadest, foultst blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat...bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing thy', And having hunan feelings, does not blush, And hang bis... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1817 - 290 pages
...one. Thus maa devotrs his brother, and destroys ; And worse than all^and.piciE !o be d^.plor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot,' Chains him,...tasks him, and exacts his sweat, With stripes, that гаeтcу, wit fi a bleeding heart, TAf.ceps when sl¡e sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man... | |
| |
