 | Robert Burns - 1876 - 540 pages
...wife, And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind...His cruelty, or scorn ? Or why has Man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? Yet, let not this too much, my Son, Disturb thy youthful breast: This... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1876 - 878 pages
...indignantly asked, in the presence of oppression, "If I'm design'd yon lordling'a slave, By Nature's laws designed ; Why was an independent wish E'er planted...my mind? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or acorn ? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ?" ' Nations, like men, have thus... | |
 | Peter Freeland Aiken - 1876 - 468 pages
...The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a "weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. " If I 'm designed yon lordling's slave By Nature's law designed,...Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? V-' If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make... | |
 | P. F. Aiken - 1876 - 454 pages
...fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. " If I 'm designed yon lordling's slave By Nature's law designed,...Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind .J 218 THE COTTER'S SATURDAY NIGHT. If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn ? Or why has man... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1877 - 116 pages
...helpless oifspring mourn. If I 'm design' d yon lordling's slave — By Nature's law design'd, — Why was an. independent wish E'er planted in my mind...His cruelty or scorn ? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? Yet, let not thjs too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast :... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1880 - 1024 pages
...fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. " If I'm designed yon lordling's slave — By Nature's...— Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my miud? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make... | |
 | Alexander Melville Bell - Elocution - 1878 - 254 pages
...fellow-worm The poor petition spurn — Unmindful though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm designed yon lordling's slave. By Nature's...His cruelty, or scorn? Or why has man the will, and flo-wcr To make his fellow mourn? INDIGNATION. Mocre. To think that man. thou just and gentle God !... | |
 | James Hutchison Stirling - 1878 - 272 pages
...fellow worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm designed yon lordling's slave — By nature's...my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty and scorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make his fellows mourn ? How these feelings raged... | |
 | Alexander Melville Bell - Elocution - 1878 - 254 pages
...fellow-worm The poor petition spurn — Unmindful though a weeping -wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm designed yon lordling's slave. By Nature's law designed — Why was an independent -a'isA E'er planted in my mind. If not. whv am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn? Or why has man the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1881 - 926 pages
...indignantly asked, in the presence of oppression, " If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature's laws designed ; Why was an independent wish E'er planted...His cruelty or scorn? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make hia fellow mourn ?" ' Nations, like men, have thus spoken. The principles of civil and... | |
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Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn? 
