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" 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. "
The temple of Apollo, being a selection of the best poems, from the most ... - Page 190
by Apollo - 1800
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...him, and exacts 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 human feelings, does not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry...
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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books. To which is Added, Tirocinium: Or, A Review ...

William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...him, and exacts 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 human feelings, does not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelf a man.? I would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...him, and 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 human feelings, does not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would aot have a flave to till my ground, . To...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...him, and exa&s his fweat V/ith 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 human feelings, does not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would not have a flave to till my ground> To carry...
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Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...

William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...him, and exacts 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 human feelings, does not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would not have a flave to till my ground, To carry...
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Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...

William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...and exacts 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 human feelings, does not blufh, And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? 1 would not have a Have to till my ground, To carry...
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The Bee: A Selection of Poetry

1796 - 220 pages
...hirn, and exrfls his fweat With ftripes, that Merey with a bleeding heart Weeps when fhe fees inflicted on a beaft. Then what is man ? And what man feeing this, And having human feelings, d«es not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelf a man ? I would not have a flave to till my ground,...
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Medical Extracts: On the Nature of Health, with Practical ..., Volume 4

1797 - 332 pages
...exacts his fweat with ftripes, that mercy with a bleeding heart weeps when fhe fees inflicted on ./ beaft, Then what is man ? And what man feeing this, and having human feelings, does not blufH and hang his head, to think himfelf a man ' 1 would not have a flave to till my ground', to carry...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...and exacts his fweat With ftripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps when flie fees inflicted on a beaft. Then what is man? And what man feeing this, O2 And having human feelings, does not blufh And hang his head, to think himfelfa man? I would not...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man ? 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. No:...
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