 | 1810 - 420 pages
...wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slav«, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn ? Or why has Man the will and paw'r To make his fellow mourn ? Yet, let not this too much,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...I'm design'd yon lordling's slave — — By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish Ere planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn ? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? X. Yet, let not this too much,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...wife And helpless offspring mourn. ' If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature's law design'd. Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn? ' Yet, let not this too much,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...And helpless offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature 's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn ! Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? X. Yet, let not this too much,... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...And helpless offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design 'd yon lordling's slave. By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make his fellow mourn ? X. Yet, let not this too much,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 364 pages
...wife And helpless offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design'd yon lordting's slave, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subjeet to His eruelty or seorn ? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn? X. Yet,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Africa, West - 1817 - 126 pages
...exquisite taste, if they could reach it, " If I'm design'dyon lordling's slave, By nature's law desigu'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn? Or, why has man the will or power, To make his fellow mourn ? sufficient space to extend... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 314 pages
...mourn. By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish. ' If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? Disturb thy youthful breast:... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...wife, And helple ss offspring mourn. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature's law design'd, | Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn ? Or why has Man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? Yet, let not this too much,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave — By nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn-? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? A PRAYER IN PROSPECT OF DEATH.... | |
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See yonder poor o'erlabored wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil; And see his lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. 
