 My mother bore me in the southern wild, ,' And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child: ' But I am black as if bereav'd of light My mother taught me underneath a tree And sitting down before the heat of day, She took...  The Poetical Works of William Blake - Page 65by William Blake - 1906Full view - About this book
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 744 pages
...Poetry. ТНК LITTLE ULACK BOY. 705 My mutlier bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but oh! my soul is white ; White as an angel is the English child, But I am black, as if bereav'd of light. flly mother taught me underneath a tree, And sitting down before the heat of day,... | |
 | 1867 - 974 pages
...it :— " THE LITTLE BLACK BOY. " My mother bore mo in the Southern Wild, And I am black, but 0 ! my Soul is white ; White as an Angel, is the English child, But I am black, as if bereav'd of light. " Sly mother* taught me beneath a tree, And sitting down before the heat of day,... | |
 | 1868 - 904 pages
...mother bore me in the southern wild. And I am black, but oh my soul ia white. White as an angel ia the English child ; But I am black, as if bereaved...And, sitting down before the heat of day, She took me in her lap and kissed me. And, pointing to the east, began to say : " ' Look on the rising sun : there... | |
 | 1872 - 136 pages
...then love me. My mother bore me in the southern wild, • , And I am blade, but oh, my soul is tchite, White as an angel is the English child, But I am black,...kissed me, And, pointing to the East, began to say. TOBY AND THE PIG. ac-cus-tom-ed in-stance un-der-stand-ing par-ti-cu-lar How it happened that Toby... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 168 pages
...wild, And I am black, but oh, my soul is white, Wliite as an angel is the English child, But I am Hack, as if bereaved of light. My mother taught me underneath...before the heat of day, She took me on her lap, and Tcissed me, And, pointing to the East, began to say. W. BLAKE. TOBY AND THE PIG. ac-cus-tom-ed in-stance... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1873 - 388 pages
...the poet's description, — " My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but, oh ! my soul is white, — White as an angel is the English child, But I am black as it' bereaved of light." For pure, nonsensical abstractions he had no taste. ^ No work on metaphysics... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 pages
...BALLAKTYSK. THE LITTLE BLACK BOY. MY mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but, oh, my CHER. TAKE, он TAKE THOSE LIPS AWAY. TAKE, oh take...And those eyes, the break of day, Lights that do <>: day, She took me on her lap and kisskl me, And, pointing to the East, began to say: " Look on the... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...Little Black Hon. MY mother bore me in the southern wild. And I am black ; but, oh, my soul is white ! My mother taught me underneath a tree ; And, sitting down before the heut of day, She took me on her lap, and kissed me, And, [minting to the east, began to say : " Look... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1884 - 988 pages
...to hear. m. THE LITTLE BLACK BOY. MY mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O, my soul is white. White as an angel is the English child, But I am black, 33 if bereaved of light. My mother taught me underneath a tree, And, sitting down before the heat of... | |
 | William Blake - 1885 - 302 pages
...bless thee I THE LITTLE BLACK BOY. 1WT Y mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but oh my soul is white, White as an angel is the English child,...bereaved of light. My mother taught me underneath ajree, And, sitting down before the heat of day, She took me on her lap and kissed me, And, pointing... | |
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