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" I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. "
The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ... - Page 88
by William Cowper - 1836
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The baptist Magazine

1828 - 590 pages
...lashes in the morning, and was condemned to lie there till evening, when he was to have fifty more ! ' Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not hlush And hang his head, to think himself a man ?' While here, Mr. Jeffereys visited a Catholic priest:...
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Poems [ed. by J. Newton]. Illustr. with engr. from the designs of ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...his 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...my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, 30 Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds,...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? and what man seeing th^s, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man J I would not have a slave to till my ground. To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when...
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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books

William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...his 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 feeling, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man? I would not have a slave to till...
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The Task: A Poem in Six Books

William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...his 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...till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No ; dear...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...heart, Then what is man ! And what man seeing this, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Arid having human feelings, does not blush And hang his...till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth 'The sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. 3Vo : dear...
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The Philanthropist, Or, Repository for Hints and Suggestions ..., Volume 1

Charities - 1811 - 424 pages
...kindred drops, been mingled into one. — Thus man devotes his brother and destroy!— Then what is man i And what man seeing this, And having human feelings,...not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man ?" cowrn. As the professed object of the Philanthropist is " to encourage benevolent feelings," (for...
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The English Reader; Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...human feelings, does not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelf am?n ? I would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, Aod tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and fold have ever earned. •...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...his 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...till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No: dear...
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Keeper's Travels in Search of His Master

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...human feelings, does not blush " And hang his head, to own himself a man ?" COWPER. He knew some exceptions. Had he not been well treated by some, even in...
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