 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 260 Seiten
...slave, And wear the bonds, that fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — then why abroad t And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and looa'd. 6 Slaves cannot breathe in England : if their lung* Receive our air, that moment they are free... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 Seiten
...slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — then why abroad r And they themselves, once 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... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 Seiten
...all price, I would 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 they themselves, once ferri'd o'er the wave, That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ;... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1833 - 284 Seiten
...all. E. I shall never forget, mamma, those lines of Cowper's you taught me, in which he says — • c Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ;' and where he wishes that they may be so -every where. But I fear we tire you, or else, perhaps,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 362 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 ?...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... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1835 - 158 Seiten
...which earth is FILLED. There is no FLESH in man's obdurate heart, — it does not FEEL for man. 485. Slaves cannot BREATHE in England ; if their lungs receive our air, that moment they are FREE. LESSON XXIV. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EMPHASIS. In sentences where several words are to be emphasized,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 Seiten
...above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave 95 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 40 Receive our air, that moment they are... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 Seiten
...above 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...ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs 40 Receive our air, that moment they are free,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 Seiten
...all price, I had much rather be myself the slave 35 And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. WTe 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 40 . Receive our air, that moment they are... | |
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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. 
