 Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.  Select Reviews - Page 3221809Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That is noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1808 - 604 pages
...emphatically apply to Massachusetts ; " SLAVES cannot breathe in Massachusetts ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble ! and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it, then, And let it... | |
 | 1808 - 602 pages
...the memorable words of Cowper, • *' Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs " Receive our air, that moment they are free ; " They touch our country, and their shackles fall !" * To him,' (says Mr. C.) ' we owe it, that we no longer see our public papers polluted by hateful... | |
 | Edward Mangin - Books and reading - 1808 - 236 pages
...hour. Cowper says, very beautifully, " Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall." The celebrated Mr. Curran, in the course of one of his splendid orations, thus expressed himself: ——'... | |
 | 1808 - 614 pages
...emphatically apply to Maiiachiuettt r " SLAVES cannot breathe in Matsachusetts ; if their lunge Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble ! and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it, then, And let it... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot hreathe in England i if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles faU. That's nohle, and hespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the hlessing. Spread it then, And let... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...with truth— " Slaves cannot breathe in England. If their lungs Receive our air, that moment they ara free. They touch our country, and their shackles fall....merits of all his individual coadjutors, he appears, with the exception of Mr. Wilberforce, to dwell with peculiar pleasure and warmth of sympathy on the... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles falL That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fajl. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate... | |
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