 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 398 pages
...despair ! And better in th' untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than, dragg'd once more beyond the Western main, To groan beneath...countrymen in bondage wait The slow enfranchisement of ling'ring fate. Oh ! my heart sinks, my dying eyes o'erflow, When mem'ry paints the picture of their... | |
 | William Falconer, Thomas Park - English poetry - 1809 - 184 pages
...forgot, Than drag'd once more beyond the western mainr To groan beneath some dastard planter's chain, i Where my poor countrymen in bondage wait \The slow enfranchisement of lingering fate* \0h ! my heart sinks, my dying eyes o'erflow, When memory paints the picture of their woe! For I have... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 670 pages
...despair ! And better in th' untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than, dragg'd once more beyond the western main, To groan beneath...o'erflow, When Memory paints the picture of their woe ! For I have seen them, ere the dawn of day, Rous'd by the lash, begin their cheerless way; Greeting... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 676 pages
...despair ! And better in th'untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than, dragg'd once more beyond the western main, To groan beneath...fate. Oh! my heart sinks, my dying eyes o'erflow, \Vhen Memory paints the picture of their woe ! for I have seen them, ere the dawn of day, Rous'd by... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 678 pages
...despair ! And better in th' untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than, dragg'd once more beyond the western main, To groan beneath...bondage wait The slow enfranchisement of lingering fate. Oil ! my heart sinks, my dying eyes o'erflovv, When Memory paints the picture of their woe! For I have... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 282 pages
...better in th' untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than dragg'd once moie beyond the western main, To groan beneath some dastard...o'erflow, When memory paints the picture of their wo ! For I have seen them, ere the dawn of day, Rous'd by the lash, begin their cheerless way : Greeting... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...despair ! ' And better in th' untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than dragg'd once more beyond the western main, To groan beneath...lingering fate. Oh! my heart sinks, my dying eyes o'ei flow, When memory paints the picture of their wo ! For I have seen them, ere the dawn of day,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 322 pages
...despair ! ' And better in the' untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than drag'd once more beyon,d the western main, To groan beneath...o'erflow, When memory paints the picture of their woe ! For I have seen them, ere the dawn of day, Roused by the lash, begin their cheerless way : Greeting... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Enslaved persons - 1839 - 160 pages
...COWPER. 97 And better in the untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than dragg'd once more beyond the western main, To groan beneath...bondage wait The slow enfranchisement of lingering fate. .?h ! my heart sinks, my dying eyes o'er 0ow, When memory paints the picture of their woe ! For I have... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames, Benjamin Lundy - Slavery - 1843 - 598 pages
...DAY. And better in the untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than dragg'd once more beyond the western main, To groan beneath...countrymen in bondage wait The slow enfranchisement of ling'ring fate. ^h ! my heart sinks, my dying eyes o'er flow, When memory paints the picture of their... | |
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And better in th' untimely grave to rot, The world and all its cruelties forgot, Than, dragg'd once more beyond the western main, To groan beneath some dastard planter's chain, Where my poor countrymen in bondage wait The slow enfranchisement of lingering... 
