 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 207by Julius Rubens Ames - 1857 - 336 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 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...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... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 344 pages
...arrogate to themselves the name of Christians, without exclaiming, -fhon what Is man ! And what Man toeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man. - This is alas ! no fictitious story, no " talc of other tim«s." COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF POST-LETTERS... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...and destroys; And, worse than all, and most to be deplored Ai human nature's broadest, foulest blot, 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 sletp, . And tremble when... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 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... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...deplored As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat D 2 With stripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps,...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...And worse than all, and most to be depliir'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains liim. and tasks him, and exacts his sweat, With stripes,...man seeing this, And having human feelings does not blusii And hang his head, to think himself a man ? 1 would nut have a slave to till my ground, To carry... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 278 pages
...brother, and destroys ; And worse than all, and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, §>u!est blot, Chains him/ and tasks him, and exacts his sweat...sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ! And wlwt man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Anthologies - 1821 - 280 pages
...sweat With stripes, that mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. 4. Then what is man ! And what man seeing this, And having...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... | |
 | Peace - 1821 - 524 pages
...have the effrontery to boast that we are a just) peaceable and magnanimous nation ! " Then what i> man ? And what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang hu head, to think himself a man :-" KENTUCKY PEACE ASSOCIATION. From the Lexington (Ken.) Monitoi'.... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...his brother, and destroys; And, worse than all, and most to be deplored 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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