As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings,... Poems - Էջ 40William Cowper - 1812Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
| William Cowper - 1817 - 248 էջ
...him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees indicted on a beast. Then what is man? And what man, seeing...not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man J I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when... | |
| Noah Worcester - 1817 - 312 էջ
...outrage with which earth is filled. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man. Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, And having...blush And hang his head, to think himself a man." COWPEB. ON ESTIMATING THE CHARACTERS OP MEN WHO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED IN SANGUINARY CUSTOMS. IN forming... | |
| Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 էջ
...Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing thy', And having hunan feelings, does not blush, And hang bis head, to think himself a man ? I wou'd... | |
| Henry Bradshaw Fearon - 1818 - 482 էջ
...him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat " With stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, " Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. " Then what is...not blush " And hang his head to think himself a man ?" LOUISVILLE. Lowsville, at the falls of the Ohio, is daily becoming a most important town, being... | |
| Henry Bradshaw Fearon - 1818 - 482 էջ
...him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat " With stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, " Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. " Then what is...not blush " And hang his head to think himself a man ?" • / . « *. . LOUISVILLE. Louisville, at the falls of the Ohio, is daily becoming a most important... | |
| Henry Bradshaw Fearon - 1818 - 480 էջ
...him, and tasks him., and exacts his sweat " With stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, " Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. " Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, " And hailing human feelings, does not blush " And hang his head to think himself a man ?" LOUISVILLE. Louisville,... | |
| Ralph Wardlaw - 1818 - 34 էջ
...Korsluppcd." And who, that looks at such images, or that turns over a pantheon of heathen mythology, does not " blush, and hang his head, to think himself a man Г But' where, on this part of my subject, can I find language more appropriate and impressive than... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 էջ
...that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? anu what man seeing this, And having human feelings, does...sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth The sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. No : dear as freedom, is, and in my heart's Just estimation... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 էջ
...Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts bis sweat With stripes that mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast ! Then what is...not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man ? / 1 would not have a slave to till my ground, ( To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, \ And tremble... | |
| Henry Bradshaw Fearon - 1819 - 478 էջ
...him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat " With stripes, that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, " Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast. " Then what is man ? And what man seeing this, " And having humanfeelings, does not blush " And hang his head to think himself a man ?" LOUISVILLE. Louisville,... | |
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