 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 earned.  The Poetical Melange - Side 851828Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Caroline Herbert - 1817 - 236 sider
...failed giving him that epithet when they spoke of him. CHAP. V. " I would not have a slave to till the ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And...all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd" Ax length the long wished for happy day arrived. About four o'clock a postchaise and four stopped... | |
 | 1822 - 850 sider
...corresponding effects. FOREIGN SLAVB TRADE *. I would not have a SLAVE to till my ground, To curry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake,...the wealth That sinews, bought and sold, have ever carn'd. • 'TIS THE CAUSE OF МА1Г. There dwell the most forlorn of humankind, Immur'd, though unaccus'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 240 sider
...seeing this, And having human feelings, does not hlush, 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 tremhle when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews hought and sold have ever earned. No : dear as... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 sider
...bis head, to think himself a man ? I wou'd not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to f,n me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth f That sinews, bought and sold, have ever eain'ij. No: dear as freedom i,, and in my heart 8 Just estimation,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1817 - 290 sider
...to.f ui me while I efre p, Ai:d treublr when 1 wpke, for aï! .the wealth Th;?.t sinews bought and soM have ever earned. . No.; dear as. freedom is, and in. my heart's Just cétimation, priz'rt ahovi all price; I had much rather be m} self the slave, And wear the honds, then... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 sider
...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...myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — then why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 sider
...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...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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 sider
...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...sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth The sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No : dear as freedom, is, and in my heart's Just estimation... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 sider
...seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man ? / 1 would not have a slave to till my ground, ( To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, \ And tremble while I wake, for all the wealth ((That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No : dear as freedom... | |
 | William Cowper - 1819 - 306 sider
...to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To ciirry me, to fan me while 1 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 hearth Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much... | |
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