 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...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 be myself the slave,...him. We have no slaves at home — >Then why abroad 1 And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave, That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...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...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...himself a man J 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...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price ; I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...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...dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I. had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...estimation priz'dabove all price; : /.-::-. I had much rather be myself the-slavey ri i.. .;;•:;.. :ii: And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him, We have no slaves at home—then why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...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...a^s freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price; I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 390 pages
...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 be myself the slave,...bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home—Then why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave, That parts us, are emancipate... | |
 | Joshua Marsden - 1812 - 192 pages
...HATE NO SOULS' 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 earned. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much... | |
 | David Benedict - 1813 - 592 pages
...sings — " I would not have a slave to till my ground, " To carry ire, to fan me while I sleep, " And tremble, when I wake, for all the wealth " That sinews...as freedom is, and in my heart's " Just estimation priz'd above all price, " I had much rat/ier be MYSELF the slave, •' \\f\ went- the bonds, thaii... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pages
...himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To earry me,, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'dNo : dear as freedom is, and in ny heart's . SECTION III. The Rose. T wiT v.ad bee" Wash'd' latel-v... | |
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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. 
