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" Slaves cannot breathe in England ; * if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles, fall. "
The English Reader; Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ... - Seite 179
von Lindley Murray - 1811 - 254 Seiten
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Poems, Band 2

William Cowper - 1805 - 376 Seiten
...abroad ? And they themfelves once ferried over the wave, That partc us, are emancipate and loofed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...free; They touch our country, and their fhackles fall. That is noble, and befpeaks a nation proud And jealous of the bleffing. Spread it then, And let it...
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Poems, Band 2

William Cowper - 1805 - 366 Seiten
...abroad ? And they themfelves once ferried over the wave, That parts us, are emancipate and loofed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...free; They touch our country, and their fhackles fall. That is noble, and befpeaks a nation proud And jealous of the bleffing. Spread it then, And let it...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 Seiten
...why abroad ? And they themfelves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England : if their lungs •Receive our air, that mbment they are free ; They touch our country, and their {hackles fall. That's noble, and befpeaks...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, Esq, Band 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 234 Seiten
...abroad ? And they themselves once ferried over the wave, That parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That is noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then,...
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An Essay on Light Reading: As it May be Supposed to Influence Moral Conduct ...

Edward Mangin - 1808 - 236 Seiten
...than any on record from the days of Demosthenes to the present hour. Cowper says, very beautifully, " Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive...moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall." The celebrated Mr. Curran, in the course of one of his splendid orations, thus expressed...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Band 4,Teil 2

1808 - 602 Seiten
...England, he became free. To him we owe the exultation of saying, iii the memorable words of Cowper, • *' Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...they are free ; " They touch our country, and their shackles fall !" * To him,' (says Mr. C.) ' we owe it, that we no longer see our public papers polluted...
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The Panoplist, Or, the Christian's Armory, Band 3

1808 - 604 Seiten
...following lines of Confer emphatically apply to Massachusetts ; " SLAVES cannot breathe in Massachusetts ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble ! and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it, then,...
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Poems, Band 2

William Cowper - 1808 - 338 Seiten
...ferried o'er the ware, That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot hreathe in England i if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles faU. That's nohle, and hespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the hlessing. Spread it then,...
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The Panoplist (and Missionary magazine) conducted by an association of ...

1808 - 614 Seiten
...Co-super emphatically apply to Maiiachiuettt r " SLAVES cannot breathe in Matsachusetts ; if their lunge Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble ! and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it, then,...
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Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, Band 1

Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 Seiten
...pride in claiming as an ancestor, than the man to whom we owe our power of repeating with truth— " Slaves cannot breathe in England. If their lungs Receive our air, that moment they ara free. They touch our country, and their shackles fall. Oh ! this is noble !" Solicitous, even to...
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