 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 earn'd.  Poems - Side 30av William Cowper - 1826Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 sider
...his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a heast. Then what is man ? and what man seeing this, And having...not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to ian me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 sider
...to-morrow's sun, their annual toil Begins again the never-ceasing round. Thomson's Seasons — Autumn. Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, And having...not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man. Cowper's Task, b. 2. The million flit as gay As if created only like the fly That spreads his motley... | |
 | Edward Allen Talbot - 1824 - 848 sider
...that a custom, nearly similar to this, still exists in Lancashire and part of Yorkshire, in England. And what man seeing this, And having human feelings,...not blush. And hang his head to think himself A MAN ? It does not much astonish me, that in a country like Canada, the inhabitants of which live in a halfsavage... | |
 | Andrew Reid (of London.) - 1824 - 274 sider
...may a double portion of his spirit rest on us, and may his prayers be answered. Amen. LETTER XXVII. 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 earn'd. No, I would... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 sider
...his sweat With stripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she see* indicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, docs not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground,... | |
 | Luke Herbert - 1824 - 394 sider
...the wheel to quiet them before her turn to be relieved came." " Portentous, unexampled, unexplained,! What man seeing this. And having human feelings, does not blush, And bang his head to think himself a man ?" It will be observed, that we have only noticed a few of the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 sider
...his sweat With stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ! And what man seeing this, And having...slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while 1 sleep, v And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.... | |
 | Moyle Sherer - 1825 - 454 sider
...and hear, and understand the simple history of every smiler there, we should go home and shudder. " Then what is man ? and what man, seeing this, And...not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man ?" Yes! Arabian fiction may have charmed, and cheated, our unthinking youth, and we may still delight... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 252 sider
...his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And...not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man 1 I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when... | |
 | Moyle Sherer - 1825 - 454 sider
...and hear, and understand the simple history of every smiler there, we should go home and shudder. " Then what is man ? and what man, seeing this, And...not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man ?" Yes ! Arabian fiction may have charmed, and cheated, our unthinking youth, and we may still delight... | |
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