 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1825 - 404 pages
...seeing this, 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...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1825 - 248 pages
...seeing this, 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...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | John Harman Bedford - 1825 - 250 pages
...who is not allowed to share in the produce of his labour. — « I would -I would not have a slave To fan me while I sleep, and tremble when I wake,...wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.' "In England, the poorest labourer is free; and yet we have vassals prompt in obedience, and willing... | |
 | John Harman Bedford - 1825 - 240 pages
...ease, and who is not allowed to share in the produce of his labour. — 84 -I would not have a slave To fan me while I sleep, and tremble when I wake,...wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.' "In England, the poorest labourer is free; and yet we have vassals prompt in obedience, and willing... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Readers - 1825 - 316 pages
...seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to thinlt 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 1 wake, for all the wealth i That sinews bought and spld have ever earn'd. ^ 5. No : dear as freedom... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1825 - 270 pages
...seeing this, 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 1 sleep, v And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 268 pages
...seeing this, 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 sleep, And tremble when Twake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No : dear as freedom is, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...seeing this, 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 sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, for aH the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd No : dear... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...in the words of the poet, " I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me when I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd." IMPROVISATORL The gift of extemporaneous versifying seems confined to the south of Europe. It is indeed... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1826 - 242 pages
...seeing this, 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 sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No : dear... | |
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I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. 
