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" I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. "
The Percy anecdotes, by Sholto and Reuben Percy. (Eloquence). - Page 167
by Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822
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The American First Class Book, Or, Exercises in Reading and Recitation ...

John Pierpont - Rare books - 1835 - 484 pages
...head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews, bought and sold, have ever eam'd. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price, I had much...
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The Works of William Cowper: His Life and Letters, Volume 6

William Cowper - 1835 - 362 pages
...seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd....
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Works: Life and Letters, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1835 - 382 pages
...sentiments of profound regret, and borrow the muse of Cowper to convey our meaning and our wishes. '•' I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd....
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The Works of William Cowper: Table talk. The task. Tirocinium; or, A review ...

William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and.sold have ever earn'd. No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above...
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Translation from Madame de La Mothe-Guion. The task. Tirocinium. John Gilpin ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever...
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Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced ...

John Bartlett, Nathan Haskell Dole - Quotations - 1914 - 1514 pages
...interposed Make enemies of nations who had else, Like kindred drops, been mingled into one. Line n. I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry rne, to fan me while I sleep And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold...
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"He Shall Speak Peace.": Love: the Path to Paradise--present: Eternal

1915 - 368 pages
...seeing this. And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned....
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English Prose and Verse from Beowulf to Stevenson

Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1915 - 854 pages
...himself a man? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned. No: dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price, I had much...
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English Prose and Verse from Beowulf to Stevenson

Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1915 - 852 pages
...man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man? I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while 1 sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever...
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A Book of English Literature, Selected and Ed, Volume 1

Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - English literature - 1916 - 964 pages
...man seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man? while I sleep, 30 And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever...
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