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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 earn'd. "
The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and ...
podľa William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1856
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The Picture of Liverpool, Or Stranger's Guide

1834 - Počet stránok 264
...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, To carry...all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned." Some idea of the extent to which this iniquitous traffic was carried, may be formed from the...
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The American First Class Book: Or, Exercises in Reading and Recitation ...

John Pierpont - 1835 - Počet stránok 484
...seeing this, And having human feelings does not blush, And hang his head, to thinlv himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry...estimation prized above all price, I had much rather he myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — then...
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Works: Life and Letters, Zväzok 2

William Cowper - 1835 - Počet stránok 382
...sentiments of profound regret, and borrow the muse of Cowper to convey our meaning and our wishes. '•' I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them...
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The Rights of Man in America

Theodore Parker - 1911 - Počet stránok 544
...and sat in her lap : — " I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me when I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews, bought and sold, have ever earned ! " You all know it : if you do not, you had better learn and teach it to your children. That...
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The Handbook of Quotations

1913 - Počet stránok 264
...rooted mountain from its base, Than force the yoke of slavery upon men Determin'd to be free. Soufhey. I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry...wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. Cowper: Task. Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are...
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All the Days of My Life: an Autobiography: The Red Leaves of a Human Heart

Amelia E. Barr - 1913 - Počet stránok 566
...over him using an impossible whip, and there were four lines by Cowper underneath the two figures: "I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry...the wealth That sinews bought and sold, have ever earned." At that time I had never seen a negro, and my sense of amazement, fright and repugnance was...
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Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced ...

John Bartlett, Nathan Haskell Dole - 1914 - Počet stránok 1514
...kindred drops, been mingled into one. Line n. I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry rne, to fan me while I sleep And tremble when I wake, for...wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. Line 29. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free...
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"He Shall Speak Peace.": Love: the Path to Paradise Present: Eternal

1915 - Počet stránok 368
...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, To carry...all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. No ; dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price, I had much...
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English Prose and Verse from Beowulf to Stevenson

Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1915 - Počet stránok 858
...sleep, so And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. e early! Now green's the sod, and cauld's the clay...Highland Mary! О pale, pale now, those rosy lips, 25 35 And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home. — Then why abroad? And...
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English Prose and Verse from Beowulf to Stevenson

Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1915 - Počet stránok 854
...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, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. No: dear...
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