The Negro in English Literature: A Critical IntroductionA. H. Stockwell, 1962 - 176 pages |
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Page 72
... heart pursue The gainful commerce : wickedness is blind : Their sable chieftains may in future times Burst their frail bounds , and vengeance execute Of cruel unrelenting pride of heart And avarice . There are ills to come of crimes ...
... heart pursue The gainful commerce : wickedness is blind : Their sable chieftains may in future times Burst their frail bounds , and vengeance execute Of cruel unrelenting pride of heart And avarice . There are ills to come of crimes ...
Page 100
... heart . The poem concludes with these lines : And so sometime me tink me die , My heart so sick he grieve me : But in a lilly time me cry Good deal - and dat relieve me . The poem is generally poorly written , and even the senti- ments ...
... heart . The poem concludes with these lines : And so sometime me tink me die , My heart so sick he grieve me : But in a lilly time me cry Good deal - and dat relieve me . The poem is generally poorly written , and even the senti- ments ...
Page 112
... Heart " from The Vision Splendid has a stanza which seems to summarise much of the anti- slavery poetry and protestations of levelling , equalisation , and neutralising : Where are you going , Great Heart ? " To end the rule of Knavery ...
... Heart " from The Vision Splendid has a stanza which seems to summarise much of the anti- slavery poetry and protestations of levelling , equalisation , and neutralising : Where are you going , Great Heart ? " To end the rule of Knavery ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Shakespeare and the Man of Colour | 23 |
The Negro and Colour in Poetry | 48 |
Copyright | |
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