 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1825 - 508 pages
...Unmindfui, th'ôugh a weepitig tftîfe, And helpless offiprtag mourn. H I'm design 'dy on lofai ing's slave, By Nature's law designed, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind Ï If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or Scorn ; Or why has man the will «Hd ] To make ЫА feUowi... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm designed yon lordling's slave — By nature's law designed, — 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... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1836 - 1062 pages
...noble verses in which he has inculcated independence? — who can answer this 1 — ' If I'm to be yon lordling's slave. By nature's law designed. Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ?' The calm rapture with which Morison repeated these lines touched the poet both as a man and a genius... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - English fiction - 1836 - 470 pages
...much of that is my own opinion," replied the poet, " time will show." " If I'm to be your Iordling*s slave, By nature's law designed, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind V" "Stuff, stuff!" said Hugh Heddles, head of the firm of Heddles, Treddles, Warp, Waft, and Company,... | |
 | John D. Post - Readers - 1842 - 314 pages
...toil ; And see his lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though8 a weeping wife, 9. If I'm designed yon lordling's slave, By nature's...Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind It If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn ? Or, why has man the will and powerd To make... | |
 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1847 - 524 pages
...fellow worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. " If I'm designed yon lordling's slave, By nature's...designed, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mindl " If not, why am I subject to His cruelty and scorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make... | |
 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1856 - 596 pages
...fellow worm The piwr petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. " If I'm designed yon lordling's slave, By nature's...Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind 1 " If not, why am I subject to His cruelty and scorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make his... | |
 | 1857 - 336 pages
...o'erlaboured wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil. "If I'm designed yon lordling's slave By nature's...Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ?" Kindly as the peasant-poet was received in Edinburgh, he detected that often in that kindness there... | |
 | Henry Reed - English poetry - 1860 - 312 pages
...o'erlaboured wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil. " If. I'm designed yon lordling's slave By nature's...Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ?" Kindly as the peasant-poet was received in Edinburgh, he detected that often in that kindness there... | |
 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1863 - 726 pages
...spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. ' If I'm designed yon lordliness slave. By nature's law designed, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind f If not, why am I subject to His cruelty and acorn f Or why has man the will and power To make his... | |
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If I'm designed yon lordling's slave — By Nature's law designed — Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind... 
