| African Americans - 1827 - 470 pages
...gave, Shall yet be paid for thee ; For thou shall be the Christian's slave, In land beyond the sea." Then wept the warrior chief, and bade To shred his...And, one by one, each heavy braid Before the victor laj-. Thick were the plaited locks, and long, And deftly hidden there Shone many a wedge of gold among... | |
| Enoch Lewis - Slave trade - 1828 - 390 pages
...be the Christian's slave, In lands beyond the sea." Then wept the warrior chief, and bade To sherd his locks away, And, one by one, each heavy braid Before the victor lay. Thick were the plaited locks, and long, And deftly hidden there Shone many a wedge of gold among The dark and crisped... | |
| 1828 - 496 pages
...gaveiBiall yet be paid for thee ; For thou shall be the Christian's slave, in lands beyond the sea." Then wept the warrior chief, and bade to shred his locks away, And one oy one each heavy brand before the victor lay. Thick were the platted locks, and long, and deftly bidden... | |
| Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...nation never gave, Shall yet be paid for thee ; For thou shall be the Christian's slave, 5. Then spoke the warrior chief, and bade To shred his locks away;...heavy braid Before the victor lay. Thick were the plaited locks and long, And deftly hidden there, Shone many a wedge of gold among The dark and crisped... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 312 pages
...battle spear again. A price thy nation never gave In lands beyond the sea." 5 ( •• ) Then u-ept the warrior chief, and bade To shred his locks away;...heavy braid Before the victor lay. Thick were the plaited locks, and long, And deftly hidden there Shone many a wedge of gold, among The dark and crisped... | |
| Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...slave, . . .. 172 NL'W ENGLISH READER. PART II. 5. Then spoke the warrior chief, and bade To shred liis locks away; .And, one by one, each heavy braid. Before the victor layThick wen: the plaited locks and long, And dcflly hidden there, Shone many a wedge of gold among... | |
| Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...shred his locks away ; And, one by one, each heavy braid Before the victor lay. Thick, were the plaited locks and long, And deftly hidden there, Shone many a wedge of gold among The dark aiul crisped hair. 8. " Look ! feast thy greedy eyes wt& gold. Long kept for sorest need : Take it,... | |
| Frederick Freeman - African Americans - 1836 - 380 pages
...gave Shall yet be paid for thee; For thou shalt be the Christian't ! slave, In land beyond the tea." Then wept the warrior chief, and bade To shred his...heavy braid Before the victor lay. Thick were the plaited locks, and long. And deftly hidden there. Shone many a wedge of gold among The dark and crisped... | |
| Frederick Freeman - African Americans - 1837 - 364 pages
...gave Shall yet be paid for thee ; For thou shalt be the Christian's ! slave, In land beyond the sea." Then wept the warrior chief, and bade To shred his...heavy braid Before the victor lay. Thick were the plaited locks, and long. And deftly hidden there, Shone many a wedge of gold among The dark and crisped... | |
| Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...price thy nation never gave Shall yet be paid for thee ; For thou shalt be the Christian's slave, 5. Then wept the warrior chief, and bade To shred his...many a wedge of gold among The dark and crisped hair. 6. " Look, feast thy greedy eye with gold, Long kept for sorest need : Take it — thou askest sums... | |
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