 Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate...  Poems - Strana 27podľa William Cowper - 1817Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1833 - Počet stránok 638
...through every vein" — (however dark the complexion might be that covered the vein) " Of all 3 cur empire; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too." England and America, in this glorious enterprise, ought to be more than ever one ; God had made them... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - Počet stránok 338
...Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Sure there...Between the nations in a world, that seems To toll the deathbell of it's own decease, And by the voice of all it's elements To preach the gen'ral doom ».... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - Počet stránok 262
...country, and their fhackles fall. That's noble, and befpeaks a nation proud And jealous of the bleffing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. OOWPER. CHAP. IV. DESCRIPTIVE PIECES. SECTION I. The Morning in Summer, THE meek-ey'd morn appears,... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - 1815 - Počet stránok 376
...can take side with us in such a conflict." The poetical quotation is equally to the point, namely : " Sure there is need of social intercourse, BENEVOLENCE,...Between the nations, in a world that seems To toll the death-bell of its own decease ; And by the voice of all its elements To preach the general doom. When... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - 1817 - Počet stránok 256
...country, . ml tueir shackles fall, i'lut s noble, aud bcspe.ikd .1 uation proud And jeilous of e blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all " the Union ; that where " Coluraaia's'' power ia felt, mankind may feel her men. y tue. CHAPTER CXL1V.... | |
 | 1818 - Počet stránok 396
...? Was it not that she might be seen in the lovely and imposing attitude of a Benefactress ?. ; • That, where Britain's power ' Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.' In this view of the subject, he thought he saw the hand of God, in disposing the British public to... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - Počet stránok 448
...Itos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; And let it circulate through every vein Of all your...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Cffivper. 5. — That Philosophy, which slops at Secondary Causes, reproved. Resolving all events,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1819 - Počet stránok 306
...all your empire ; that, where Hritain's pow'i. Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Sure there ia need of social intercourse, Benevolence, and peace,...and mutual aid, Between the nations in a world, that seem* To toll the death bell of its own decease, And by the voice 01 all its elements Topreachthegen'raldoom*.... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - Počet stránok 426
...bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire, that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Section 111. REFLECTIONS ON A FUTURE STATE, FROM A REVIEW OF WINTER. Tis done ! dread Winter spreads... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - Počet stránok 306
...let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire : that, where Britain's pow'r Is felt, mankmd may feel her mercy too. Sure there is need of social...Between the nations, in a world that seems To toll the death-bell of its own disease, And by the voice of all its elements To preach the gen'ral doom.* When... | |
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