 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 Seiten
...head, to think himself a man ? 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: dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 574 Seiten
...express his sentiments : " 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." Thinking thus like a true Christian, he was resolved also to act like one. He and his brother John... | |
 | 1802 - 302 Seiten
...head, to think himself a man > 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 : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather... | |
 | 1802 - 570 Seiten
...express his sentiment*; " 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 anil sold have ever earu'd." \ Thinking thus like a true Christian, he was resolved also to act like... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 Seiten
...AGAINST SLAVERY. t THELWALL. 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: dear as freedom is, I had iiiiich rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 Seiten
...think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me white I bleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. No: dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price, I had much... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808 - 596 Seiten
...head to think'himself a man ? 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. Jo : dear as freedom is,—and in my heart's lust estimation priz'd above all price,— I had much... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808 - 598 Seiten
...head to think himself a man ? 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 : dear as freedom is,—and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price,— I had much... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 Seiten
...head, to think himself a man? 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: dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 Seiten
...head, to think himself a man I 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: dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price ; I had much rather... | |
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to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me when I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd." FREDERIC THE GREAT. Previous to the battle of Lutzen, in which eighty thousand Austrian» were defeated... 
