 Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles fall.  Poems - Page 239de William Cowper - 1824Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1845 - 606 pages
...however, proves that these states have not adopted the magnanimous principle of British law : — ' Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free.' Four States, viz., Michigan, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont are honourably distinguished as the... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1845 - 632 pages
...however, proves that these states have not adopted the magnanimous principle of British law :— ' Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free.' Four States, viz., Michigan, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont are honourably distinguished as the... | |
 | Asa Humphrey - 1847 - 238 pages
...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...; 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...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...loosed, .Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their hmgs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles T,ll. That's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 508 pages
...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...proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then I88 THE TASK. And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Briton's power... | |
 | John Holland Rose - 1923 - 1282 pages
...1791, it seems to deserve higher praise than has generally been its meed. CHAPTER XX THE SLAVE TRADE Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...; 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... | |
 | David Nichol Smith - 1926 - 744 pages
...less durable even than he. The Gentleman's Magazine, January 1785 355 Slaves cannot breathe in England SLAVES cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive...; 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... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 pages
...slave 35 And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home. — Then why abroad ? ; 1 if their lungs 40 Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their... | |
 | A. C. E. Vechtman-Veth - 1928 - 352 pages
...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...free, They touch our country, and their shackles fall. (COWPER, Th« Task.) Ik zou veel liever zelf de slaaf En de ketenen dragen, dan ze [hem aandoen. Wjj... | |
 | 1876 - 494 pages
...eu gwamlu fei "caffaeliad oddiar y eularn," gan feddwl am liuellau prydferth y bardd Seisonig : — "Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing." Ac felly y mae ymhob gwlad uwchben pa un y mae baner Brydaiu yn chwyfio. Felly pirhaed. Gyda'r bardd... | |
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