 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 - 1826 - 242 pages
...brother, and destroys ; 20 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. 25 Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...brother, and destroys : And worse than al', and most to be deplor'd, As human nature's broadest, fouiest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat...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... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...by pecuniary fines, and few capital punishments were in use. PBKCY ANECDOTES. COUNTESS OF BUCHAN. " And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings,...blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man?" COWPEIt. In 1306, the Countess of Buchan, who had been extremely active in the cause of Bruce, and... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - Children - 1826 - 314 pages
...' As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, , Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his swe * VVith 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 liavme human feelings, does not blush ' And hang... | |
 | James Ewell - Cooking - 1827 - 868 pages
...man devotes his brother; 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 trembk when I... | |
 | Anthologies - 1827 - 290 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 262 pages
...sweat With stripes, that mercy, vt t1* a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicUxI on a beast. 4 Then what is man ! And what man seeing this, And having...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... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1827 - 384 pages
...could we hear and understand the simple history of every smiler there, we should go home and shudder. ' Then what is man ? and what man, seeing this, And...not blush, And hang his head to think himself a man ? ' " Scenes and Impressions, pp. 172, 3. * Mr. Jowett mentions two Abyssinian girls who were sold... | |
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