 Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate...  Hints to Parents: In Two Parts - Page 591825 - 72 pagesFull view - About this book
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Cowper's Task, b. 2. Liberty, like day, Breaks on the soul, and by a flash from heav'n Fires all the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 248 pages
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Sure there is need of social intercourse, Benevolence, and peace, and mutual aid Between the nations... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...blessing;. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 pages
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire : that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.... | |
 | 1825 - 498 pages
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our Country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire, that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too."... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealoift of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate..., Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power ,1s felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. . CHAPTER IV. DESCRIPTIVE PIECES. SECTION I. The morning... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 pages
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They -touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.... | |
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...lungs 40 Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...blessing. Spread it, then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein 45 Of all your empire : that, where Britain's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pages
...Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. Thatjs noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power Is felt> mankind may feel her mercy too.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 pages
...bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. COWFEK. N ,- CHAPTER IV. DESCRIPTIVE PIECES. SECTION I. / Tht morning in aummejat 1. THE meek-ey'd... | |
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