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 - English poetry - 1800 - 438 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 - English poetry - 1802 - 350 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... | |
| Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...most to be deplcr'd, As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exafts his sweat,, . . With stripes, that mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps, when she sees inflifted on a beast. 25 Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...deplored As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his swe^t 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 ilavc to till my ground, To carry roc, to fai; me wl:iie I bleep, And tremble... | |
| Thomas Clarkson - Society of Friends - 1806 - 480 pages
...else, Like kindred drops, been mingled into one. — Thus man devotes his brother and destroys — Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And...not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man ?" CovvpKn. SECTION VI. Subject further examined — Sad conceptions of those, relative to the Divine... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...sees inflicted on a b«ast. Then wh»t it man? And what man, seeing tint,. And having human feeliirgs, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man i I would not have a slave 10 till my ground, To carry me, to f;ln me while I sleep, And tremble when... | |
| Thomas Clarkson - Society of Friends - 1807 - 486 pages
...mingled into one. — Thus man devotes his brother ar^d. destroys — Then what is man ? And what rfoin, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man ? " SECTION VI. Subject further examined — Sad conceptions of those, relative to the Divine Being... | |
| Thomas Clarkson - Abolitionists - 1808 - 598 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 - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...and destroys ; And, worse than all, and most to he deplor'd As human nature's hroadest, foulest hlot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a hleeding heart Weeps, when she sees indicted on a heast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this,... | |
| 1828 - 590 pages
...lashes in the morning, and was condemned to lie there till evening, when he was to have fifty more ! ' Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not hlush And hang his head, to think himself a man ?' While here, Mr. Jeffereys visited a Catholic priest:... | |
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