 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
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 pages
...himself .1 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... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 386 pages
...words of the poet, " I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me when 1 sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever eam'd." IMPROVISATORI. The gift of extemporaneous versifying seems confined to the south of Europe.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 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. 6. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation pri/'d above all price ; I had... | |
 | 1827 - 290 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 bad much... | |
 | Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter - 1827 - 630 pages
...passage in fowper : " 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." But when one reasons philosophically on the subject, there may be no cruelty in such an ignoble... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1827 - 494 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 eve.' earn'd. No— dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price, I... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 258 pages
...think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to til) 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 everearn'd. 5 No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Juit estimation priz'd above all price ; 1... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 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 everearn'd. 5 No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price ; I... | |
 | James Ewell - 1827 - 868 pages
...a man? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And trembk when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. CowpEa. To mention no other fact, a strong proof of tlie, necessity of the frequent renewal of air... | |
 | 1828 - 814 pages
...think himself a man ? \ 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...above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave And wear the bonds, than fasten them to hun. We have no slaves at home — then why abroad ? And they... | |
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