 | William Cowper - 1824 - 470 sider
...I sleep, And tremble when I wake, 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...much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, then fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — then why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1824 - 396 sider
...ever earn'd. No — 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 on him. QUESTIONS. 1. Did human slavery extensively prevail among ancient nations ? — 2. How did Christianity... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 sider
...bought and sold have ever earn'd. No : 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, tlum fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home— then why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 sider
...ever earn'd. ^ 5. No : dear as freedom , and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price ; 1 had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the...bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home—then why abroad 1 And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1825 - 404 sider
...bought and sold, have ever earn'd. No — 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 on him. ORIGIN OF AFRICAN SLAVERY. 1. THE very worst of all the consequences of the discovery of the new continent,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 sider
...sleep, v And tremble when I wake, 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 ;. 1 had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves... | |
 | 1825 - 90 sider
...will not rest satisfied with approving and admiring, but that you will also endeavour to imitate. " We have no slaves at home. — Then why abroad ? And they themselves, once ferried over the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 sider
...sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, 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...all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, 35 And wear the bonds. than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home. — Then why abroad ? And... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 sider
...I sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, for aH the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation...all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, • 33 And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home. — Then why abroad... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 268 sider
...the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever 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 at hame — then why abroad * And they themselves once ferried o'er the ware That parts us, are emancipate... | |
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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. 
