 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 sider
...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, 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 That... | |
 | 1801 - 452 sider
...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 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 That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 sider
...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, 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 That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 sider
...himself a man .' I would not have a ilavc to till my ground, To carry roc, to fai; me wl:iie I bleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That...slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home. — Then why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried over the wave, That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 sider
...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...slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home. — Then why abroad? And they themselves once ferried over the wave, That... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 sider
...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 sider
...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...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 That parts... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 sider
...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, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home... .Then why abroad J And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 sider
...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, 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 That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 sider
...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, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home. ...Then why aboad ? And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That... | |
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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. 
