 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 pages
...himself .1 man ? 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...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above, all price ; I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 268 pages
...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...earn'd. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...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...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, • 33 And wear the bonds, than fasten... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 pages
...earn'd. 5. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price , , . 1 had much rather be myself the slave, ', .' And wear...bonds, than fasten them on him We have no slaves at home— then why abroad And they themselves once ferried o'er the wav» 1 nat parts us, are emancipate... | |
 | 1826 - 376 pages
...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... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 386 pages
...words of the poet, " I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me when 1 sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever eam'd." IMPROVISATORI. The gift of extemporaneous versifying seems confined to the south of Europe.... | |
 | 1827 - 292 pages
...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 I wake, for all the wealth That sinews...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz.d above all price, I bad much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds than fasten them... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 286 pages
...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 I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. 6. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation pri/'d above all price ; I had much rather... | |
 | Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter - 1827 - 630 pages
...passage in fowper : " 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." But when one reasons philosophically on the subject, there may be no cruelty in such an ignoble service.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 308 pages
...think himself a man? I would not have a slave to till ray 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, 5. No: dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price; I had much rather... | |
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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. 
