 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
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 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...bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. 4. Then what is man! And what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1822 - 312 pages
...Pr.: As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat \Vith stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, "Weeps...beast. Then what is man ! And what man seeing this, And hang his head, to think himself a man ? And having Iruman feelings, does not blush I would not have... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...deplored As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat 1 With stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps...Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And paying human feelings, does not bltfsh", And hang his head, (o think himself a man ? 1 would not have... | |
 | Richard SAMBLE, Mary Ann Hedge - 1823 - 206 pages
...to the purchasers of which will be afforded all the facilities wished." * * • " What man reading this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man p 94, CHAPTER VII. " Authority usurp'd from God, not given. He gave us over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1823 - 778 pages
...a worthy cause Dooms and devotes hioi as a lawful prey : Chaius him, and tasks him, and exacts liis sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast." If the advocacy of a system, thus characterized by a poet, accurately, аз iu the plainest prose,... | |
 | John Morison Duncan - Atlantic States - 1823 - 436 pages
...resist the order of providence which is carrying him away !" " Ah what is man ! And what man reading this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head to think himself a man !" The following affecting little sketch, which the same writer almost immediately subjoins, is characterized... | |
 | Missions - 1823 - 600 pages
...Dooms and devote* him as his lawful prey :•" Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat "jWith stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, " Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast." COWPER. But what can we do, it may be said, in a case of misery so distant and so hopeless ? What is... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1823 - 836 pages
...cause Dooms and devotes liiui as a lawful prey : Chains him, and tasks him, aud exacts his sweat Will) stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast." Jf the advocacy of a system, thus characterized by a poet, accurately, as in die plainest prose, be... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 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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