 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.  A manual of English grammar - Pagina 127door James Alexander McMullen - 1860Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pagina’s
...eftimation ppiz'd above all price, I had much rather be myfelf the SLAVE, And wear the bonds, than faften them on him. We have no SLAVES at home — then why abroad ? And they themfelves once ferry'd o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. SLAVES cannot breathe... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pagina’s
...me, to fan me while I deep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That finews bought and fold have ever earned, No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Juft eftimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myfelf the flave, And wear the bonds,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pagina’s
...me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That finews bought and fold have ever earned. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Juft eftimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myfelf the flave, And wear the bonds,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pagina’s
...ground, To carry me, to f;ln me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's .30- -; THE TASK. BOOK. iIJust estimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave,... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 pagina’s
...all the wealth That pinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No: <!ear as freedom is, . I had tkiich rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. COWPER. THE The Labour of Idleness. — Day, a Pastoral. 89 THE LABOUR OF IDLENESS. THE wretch who... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808 - 598 pagina’s
...bought and sold have ever carn'd. No: dear as freedom is,—and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price,— I had much rather be myself 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 That parts us, are emancipate... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pagina’s
...Just estimation priz'd ahove all price, I had much rather he myself the slave, And wear the honds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — Then why ahroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the ware, That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pagina’s
...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 rather be myself the slave,...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 loos'd. Slaves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pagina’s
...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 rather be myself the slave,...him. We have no slaves at home... .Then why abroad J And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pagina’s
...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 rather be myself the...them on him. We have no slaves at home. ...Then why aboad ? And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves... | |
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