| Lindley Murray - 1828 - 256 sider
...themseives once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. 6 Slaves cannot breaihe in England : if their lungs Receive our air, that...ev'ry vein Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.— COWPBB. CHAPTER IVi DESCRIPTIVE PIECES. SECTION I.... | |
| 1828 - 814 sider
...why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy to.... | |
| Prince Hoare - 1828 - 456 sider
...abroad ? And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England : if their lungs...blessing. — Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire, that where Britain's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too!'1... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1828 - 262 sider
...abroad ? And they^hemselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. S 6. Slaves cannot breathe in England: if their lungs Receive...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev ry vein Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.... | |
| John Holland Rose - 1923 - 1288 sider
...1791, it seems to deserve higher praise than has generally been its meed. CHAPTER XX THE SLAVE TRADE Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your Empire—that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.... | |
| John Holland Rose - 1923 - 1282 sider
...1791, it seems to deserve higher praise than has generally been its meed. CHAPTER XX THE SLAVE TRADE Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...; They touch our country, and their shackles fall ; That !s noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 424 sider
...Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That 'a noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.... | |
| John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 sider
...wave That parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; 1 if their lungs 40 every vein Of all your empire; that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.... | |
| David Nichol Smith - 1926 - 744 sider
...less durable even than he. The Gentleman's Magazine, January 1785 355 Slaves cannot breathe in England SLAVES cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive...; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That 's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it... | |
| A. C. E. Vechtman-Veth - 1928 - 352 sider
...abroad? And they themselves, once [ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate [and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in [England; if their lungs...free, They touch our country, and their shackles fall. (COWPER, Th« Task.) Ik zou veel liever zelf de slaaf En de ketenen dragen, dan ze [hem aandoen. Wjj... | |
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