| 1845 - 234 Seiten
...weary day, And at night the Spoiler's prey ; Oh, that they had earlier died, Sleeping calmly, side by side, Where the tyrant's power is o'er, And the fetter galls no more \-Gmte, i&c. Gone, gone — sold and gone, To the rice-swamp dank and lone, By the holy love He beareth—... | |
| 1846 - 302 Seiten
...weary day, And at night the Spoiler's prey. Oh, that they had earlier died, Sleeping calmly side by side, Where the tyrant's power is o'er, And the fetter...galls no more ! Gone, gone — sold and gone, To the rice swamp dank and lone, From Virginia's hills and waters — Woe is me, my stolen daughters ! Gone,... | |
| 1846 - 308 Seiten
...the rice- swamp dank and lone, From Virginia's hills and waters,— Woe is me, my stolen daughters ! Gone, gone — sold and gone. To the rice-swamp dank and lone, From the tree whose shadow lay On their childhood's place of play — From the cool spring where they drank-^Rock,... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1850 - 408 Seiten
...the rice-swamp dank and lone, From Virginia's hills and waters — Woe is me, my stolen daughters ! Gone, gone — sold and gone, To the rice-swamp dank and lone, From the tree whose shadow lay On their childhood's place of play — From the cool spring where they drank... | |
| 1853 - 380 Seiten
...weary day, And at night the spoiler's prey. 0, that they had earlier died, Sleeping calmly, side by side, Where the tyrant's power is o'er, And the fetter...gone, sold and gone, To the rice-swamp dank and lone, Prom Virginia's hills and waters, Woe is me, my stolen daughters ! Gone, gone, sold and gone, To the... | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1853 - 276 Seiten
...weary day, And at night the spoiler's prey. 0, that, they had earlier died, Sleeping calmly, side by side, Where the tyrant's power is o'er, And the fetter galls no more ! Gone, gone, Ac. Gone, gone, — sold and gone, To the rice-swamp dank and lone. By the holy love He beareth, *... | |
| J. Benwell - 1853 - 272 Seiten
...contrast to their former gay but not happy life. " Oh that they had earlier died, Sleeping calmly side by side, Where the tyrant's power is o'er, And the fetter galls no more." Many of such poor outcasts are to be found scattered all over the slave states, some employed as field... | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1853 - 534 Seiten
...— There no brother's voice shall greet them, There no father's welcome meet them. Gone, gone, &c. Gone, gone, — sold and gone, To the rice-swamp dank and lone. From the tree whose shadow lay On their childhood's place of play ; From the cool spring where they drank... | |
| Wilson Armistead - 1853 - 384 Seiten
...To the rice-swamp dank and lone, From Virginia's hills and waters, Woe is me, my stolen daughters ! Gone, gone, sold and gone, To the rice-swamp dank and lone, From the tree whose shadow lay On their childhood's place of play, From the cool spring where they drank,... | |
| 1854 - 382 Seiten
...to thcir former gay but not happy life. " ' Oh that they had earlier died, Sleeping calmly side by side, Where the tyrant's power is o'er, And the fetter galls no more.' " The groat recommendation of this book is the simple, straightforward way in which the author tells... | |
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