 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 and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air,...  Crowns of Glory, Tears of Blood - Page 121by Emília Viotti da Costa - 1994 - 401 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...above 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 themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their... | |
 | 1801 - 452 pages
...above 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 themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England, if their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...above 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 themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, arc emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...above 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 themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, 35 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 and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...above 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 themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...above all price, I had mnch 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 themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts ns, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves caunot breathe in England , if their... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...above 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 themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England; If their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...above 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 themselves once ferried o'er the wave, That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 248 pages
...above 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 themselves once ferried o'er the wave, That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their... | |
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