 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
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...man, 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 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...while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wca.t" That sinews bought and sold have e irer earn 1 5. No: dear as freedom is, and in rr.y heart's... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - 206 pages
...hope of abolishing slavery ? No : he would never give it up, but exclaim 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."... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pages
...seeing this, And hang his head, to think himself a man ? And having Iruman feelings, does not blush I would not have a slave to till my ground. To carry ne, to tan me while I sleep, And tremble when 1 wake, for all the wealth That sinews brought and sold... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...seeing this, And paying human feelings, does not bltfsh", And hang his head, (o think himself a man ? 1 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... | |
 | Richard SAMBLE, Mary Ann Hedge - 1823 - 206 pages
...follow him to the apartment of his lady, previously to her taking her morning airing. CHAPTER IX. " I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry...wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd." COWPEK. FROM the reciprocation of the heart's best affections, which had marked the short period of... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1824 - 396 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, 1 had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 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... | |
 | Andrew Reid (of London.) - 1824 - 274 pages
...may a double portion of his spirit rest on us, and may his prayers be answered. Amen. LETTER XXVII. I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry...That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No, I would rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...having pow'r T' enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey. I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry...wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. Cowper's Task, b. 2. . • I could endure Chains nowhere patiently ; and chains at home, Where I am... | |
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