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Side 79
... poor , the poor become purse - proud ; Business is labour , and man's weakness such , Pleasure is labour too , and tires as much , The very sense of it foregoes its use , By repetition pall'd , by age obtuse . Youth lost in dissipation ...
... poor , the poor become purse - proud ; Business is labour , and man's weakness such , Pleasure is labour too , and tires as much , The very sense of it foregoes its use , By repetition pall'd , by age obtuse . Youth lost in dissipation ...
Side 190
... POOR AFRICANS . Video meliora proboque , Deteriora sequor .'- groans , Is almost enough to draw pity from stones . PITY FOR POOR AFRICANS . I pity them greatly , but I must be mum , For how could we do without sugar and rum ? Especially ...
... POOR AFRICANS . Video meliora proboque , Deteriora sequor .'- groans , Is almost enough to draw pity from stones . PITY FOR POOR AFRICANS . I pity them greatly , but I must be mum , For how could we do without sugar and rum ? Especially ...
Side 191
... poor creatures , they will , And tortures and groans will be multiplied still . If foreigners likewise would give up the trade , Much more in behalf of your wish might be said ; But , while they get riches by purchasing blacks , Pray ...
... poor creatures , they will , And tortures and groans will be multiplied still . If foreigners likewise would give up the trade , Much more in behalf of your wish might be said ; But , while they get riches by purchasing blacks , Pray ...
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The Yearly Distress or Tithing Time at Stock in | 154 |
Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk | 160 |
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