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" As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts 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 feelings,... "
The Legion of Liberty: And Force of Truth, Containing the Thoughts, Words ... - Page 207
by Julius Rubens Ames - 1857 - 336 pages
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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books

William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...his brother, and destroys ;. And, worse than all, and most to be deplor'd As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts...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 English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts hb sweat With stripes, that mercy, with a bleeding heart,...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...
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The Task: A Poem in Six Books

William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...his brother, and destroys ; And, worse than all, and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts...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, And tremble when...
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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 American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...his brother, and destroys ; And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd, As human Nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts...sweat With stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, Then what is man ! And what man seeing this, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Arid having...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...his brother, and destroys ^. And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts...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, And tremble when...
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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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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1812 - 390 pages
...his brother, and destroys ; And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd As human nature's broadest> foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts...sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weegs, when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...and exaets his sweat With stripes, that merey, with a bleeding heart, *.Weeps when she sees inflieted on a beast. Then what is man ! And what man seeing...this. And having human feelings, does not blush And ha'ig his head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To earry me,,...
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Poems by William Cowper ...

William Cowper - English poetry - 1814 - 496 pages
...destroys; And, worse than all, and most to be deplor'd As hnman natnre's broadest, fonlest blot, Chaius him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy wilh a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man? And what man, seeing...
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