 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
 | Noah Worcester - Dueling - 1817 - 312 pages
...outrage with which earth is filled. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man. 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." COWPEB. ON ESTIMATING THE CHARACTERS OP... | |
 | Henry Bradshaw Fearon - Great Britain - 1818 - 480 pages
...adds, " 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,...heart, " Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. " Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, " And hailing human feelings, does not blush " And hang... | |
 | Henry Bradshaw Fearon - 1818 - 482 pages
.... " 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,...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... | |
 | Henry Bradshaw Fearon - United States - 1818 - 482 pages
...sweat " With stripes, that Mercy, with a 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 head to think himself a man ?" LOUISVILLE. Lowsville, at the falls of... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 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 ? anu what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his... | |
 | Henry Bradshaw Fearon - History - 1819 - 720 pages
...•" And worse than all, and most to be deplored, " As human nature's broadest, foulest bloti ;• . " Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat ....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... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1819 - 306 pages
...brother, and destroys ; And, unr i• than all, and most to be deplor'd As human nature's broudest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts...that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees infiVted on a beast Then what is roan ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...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, and tasks him, and exacts bis sweat With stripes that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast !... | |
 | Charles Richson - 1820 - 98 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... | |
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