 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 - Page 36by William Cowper - 1802Full view - About this book
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...human feelings, does not blush, And hang his 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, 3> And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...his fweat With ftripes, that mercy, with a Weeding heart, Weeps when fhe fees inflicted on a beaft. Then what is man ? And what man, feeing this, And...to till my ground, To carry me> to fan me while I fleep, * And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and fold have ever earn'd.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pages
...his fweat With ftripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when fhe fees inflicted on a beaft. Then what is man ? And what man, feeing this, And...to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That finews bought and fold have ever earned. No... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...his fweat With ftripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when fhe fees inflicted on a bea.il. Then what is man ? And what man, feeing this, And...head, to think himfelf a man ? I would not have a Have to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...ftripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when fhe fees inflifted on a beaft. Then what is,man ? And what man, feeing this, And having human feelings,...to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That linews bought and folu nave ever earned. No:... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...on a bead. Then what is man ! And wliat man feeing this, And having human feelings, does not bluflrt And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would...to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake,, for all the wealth v • •*That fmews bought and fold have ever... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...his fweat With ftripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when fhe fees innifted on a beaft. Then what is man ? And what man, feeing this, And...blufh, And hang his head, to think himfelf a man? 1 would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when... | |
 | George Beaumont - War - 1808 - 218 pages
...who had elfe Like kindred drops been mingled into one. Thus man devotes his brother and deftroys ; Then what is man ? . And what man, feeing this, >...not blufh, And hang his head to think himfelf a man ! The Task, b. ii,. APPENDIX. APPENDIX. all the calamities that disturb and disgrace mankind, there... | |
 | Poetry - 1804 - 184 pages
...when the kifs of love goes round, There is no kifs of love for me. THELWALL. AGAINST SLAVERY. I WOTTLD not have a flave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and fold have ever earn'd. No... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...human feeling, does not blush, And hang his 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... | |
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