 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 Seiten
...'till he knew his guide. /to/common. ] vent down to the river Brent in the ordinary ferry. Adduon, We have no slaves at home — Then why abroad ? And they themselves, ouce ferried o'er the wave That part» us, are emancipate and loosed. Cuvyer. FERTE GAUCHER, LA, a... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1830 - 240 Seiten
...And wear the bonds, than fasten them on hiir. " My ear is pain'J, / We have no slaves at home....theu why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er...Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They loach our country. and their shackles fall.* That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 244 Seiten
...above all price ; I 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 ? And...cannot breathe in England : if their lungs Receive our ;ur, th;U. moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shack'es fall. That's noble, and... | |
 | 1830 - 824 Seiten
...universally diffused her precious blessings, in our fertile and beautiful island. Cowper has said, " We Ijave no slaves at home, then why abroad? And they themselves,...emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England." Has not the bard here asserted more than can be proved ? It is true we have not, like the planters... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 328 Seiten
...above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them »n him. We have no slaves at home : — Then why abroad ?...ferried o'er the wave That parts us are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 Seiten
...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 and toos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they arc free... | |
 | William Cowper - 1831 - 192 Seiten
...above all price, 1 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...loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs 40 Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's... | |
 | William Mathers - 1831 - 214 Seiten
...above all price, I 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? And...loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England: if their lungf Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 Seiten
...the slave, And war the bonds, than fasten them on him. We haw no slaves at home — then why abroad 1 loosed. Slaves can not breathe in England : if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 Seiten
...above all price, I 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? And...ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free... | |
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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. 
