 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.  Works: Life and Letters - Page 340by William Cowper - 1835Full view - About this book
 | 1797 - 332 pages
...human feelings, does not blufH and hang his head, to think himfelf a man ' 1 would not have a flave to till my ground', to carry me, to fan- me while I deep, and tremble when I wake, for all the wealth that finews bought and fold have ever earn'd. Ho... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...having human feelings, does not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelfa man? I would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fteep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and fold have ever earn'd. No... | |
 | Robert John Thornton - 1799 - 852 pages
...human race. How beautifully does COWPER exprefs himfclf on this fubjedt — I would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I flcep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That fincws bought and fold have ever earn'd. No... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...feeing this, And having human feelings, does not blulh And hang his head, to think himfelf a MAN ? I would not have a SLAVE to till my ground, To carry me", to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and fold have ever earn'd. No!... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...human feelings, diies not blufli, And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would not have a Have to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And. tromble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and. fold have ever earn'd.... | |
 | 1801 - 452 pages
...melancholy subject, does the book open, and thus the paragraph closes in his own peculiar style : — I would not have a SLAVE to till my ground, To carry...the wealth, That sinews bought and sold have ever carn'd. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I awake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No : dear as freedom^is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather be myself the... | |
 | 1802 - 302 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, 3> And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No : dear... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...human feelings, does not blufh, And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I deep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That finews bought and fold have ever earned, No... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...human feelings, does not blufh, And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry me> to fan me while I fleep, * And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and fold have ever earn'd.... | |
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