 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
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...his fweat With ftripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps when fhe fees infticted on a beaft. Then what is man ? And what man feeing this, And having...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... | |
 | 1786 - 828 pages
...human feelings, does not bhifli And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? 1 would not have a (lave to till my ground| To carry me, to fan me while I lleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and ibid have ever earn'«!.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 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 having...to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth . That fmews bought and fold have ever earn'd. ..... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...exacts his fweat With ftripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps when fhe fees infli&ed on a beaft. Then what is man ? And what man feeing this, And having...And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would aot have a flave to till my ground, . To carry me, to fan me while I.fleep, And tremble when I wake,... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1787 - 164 pages
...Your Lordfhip's much obliged, and obedient fervant, Extraft from Cowper's Poem, called, THE TASK. f " I would not have a flave to till my ground, " To carry me, to fan rne while I fleep, " And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth " That finews bought and fold have... | |
 | 1787 - 430 pages
...the billows raging ftrife, Aid the kind breaft, and waft Ms boat to land." I WOULD not have a Slave 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 - 1790 - 300 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 having...would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry me, or fan me while I fleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That finews bought and fold have... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 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...not blufh, And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? 1 would not have a Have to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I fleep, And tremble when... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...when flic fees inflicted on a beafh Then what is man ? And what man, feeing this, : And having hitman feelings, does not blufh, And hang his head, to think...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 Winterbotham - 1795 - 558 pages
...thoufand dollars. Vote him a triumph, crowa him with laurels, and let the millions liften while he fings " I would 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 finevvs bought and fold have ever earn'd. No... | |
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