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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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Sketches of America: A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through ...

Henry Bradshaw Fearon - Great Britain - 1818 - 480 pages
...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 his head to think himself a man ?" LOUISVILLE. Louisville, at the falls of the Ohio, is daily becoming a most important town, being...
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The contemplation of heathen idolatry an excitement to missionary zeal, a sermon

Ralph Wardlaw - 1818 - 34 pages
...Korsluppcd." And who, that looks at such images, or that turns over a pantheon of heathen mythology, does not " blush, and hang his head, to think himself a man Г But' where, on this part of my subject, can I find language more appropriate and impressive than...
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Specimens of the British Poets: Whitehead, 1785, to Anstey, 1805

Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 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 - 1819 - 426 pages
...that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? anu what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does...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. No : dear...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...with a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? and what r.ian seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush...man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, I'o carry me, to fan me while 1 sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth The sinews bought...
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...bis 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...not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man ? / 1 would not have a slave to till my ground, ( To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, \ And tremble...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1819 - 306 pages
...stripes, 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 not blush, And hung his head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To ciirry me, to...
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The Baptist Magazine, Volume 11

Baptists - 1819 - 576 pages
...department» •«-*NEGRO SLAVERY. * I would not have a slave to till my ground, — — • — — — for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd ; I would much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on htm." Cawper. IN...
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Sketches of America: A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through ...

Henry Bradshaw Fearon - United States - 1819 - 478 pages
...sees inflicted on a beast. " Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, " And having humanfeelings, does not blush " And hang his head to think himself a man ?" LOUISVILLE. Louisville, at the falls of the Ohio, is daily becoming a most important town, being...
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Poems of William Cowper, Esq: With a New Memoir

William Cowper - 1869 - 306 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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