 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.  Cowper - Page 26by William Cowper - 1875Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...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... | |
 | 1801 - 452 pages
...peculiar style : — 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 carn'd. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...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. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...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 - 1802 - 364 pages
...me, to fan me while I deep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That finews bought and fold have ever earned, No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Juft eftimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myfelf the flave, And wear the bonds,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pages
...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 : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Juft eftimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myfelf the flave, And wear the bonds,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...himself a man .' I would not have a ilavc to till my ground, To carry roc, to fai; me wl:iie I bleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That...all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home. — Then why abroad ? And they... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...himself a man i I would not have a slave 10 till my ground, To carry me, to f;ln me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth, That...earned. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's .30- -; THE TASK. BOOK. iIJust estimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave,... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808 - 598 pages
...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 carn'd. No: dear as freedom is,—and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price,— I had... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...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... | |
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