 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...once ferried o'er the wave That pans us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are...vein Of all your empire; that where Britain's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Sure there is need of focial intercourfe, Benevolence, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...ferried over the wave, That parts us, are emancipate and loofed. Slaves cannot breathe in England) if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are...free; They touch our country, and their fhackles fall. That is noble, and befpeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blefling. Spread it then, And let it... | |
 | 1808 - 556 pages
...than the man to whom we owe our power of repeating with truth — ' Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their (hackles fall. Oh ! this is iioble ! ' Solicitous, even to anxiety, as our author shows himself in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...ferried over the wave, That partc us, are emancipate and loofed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are...free; They touch our country, and their fhackles fall. That is noble, and befpeaks a nation proud And jealous of the bleffing. Spread it then, And let it... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...ferried over the wave, That parts us, are emancipate and loofed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are...free; They touch our country, and their fhackles fall. That is noble, and befpeaks a nation proud And jealous of the bleffing. Spread it then, And let it... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...their lungs •Receive our air, that mbment they are free ; They touch our country, and their {hackles fall. That's noble, and befpeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blefllrig. Spread it then, And let it circulate -through ev'ry vein Of all your empire ; that where... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...ferried over the wave, That 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,... | |
 | 1808 - 602 pages
...exultation of saying, iii 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... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1808 - 604 pages
...following lines of Confer 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,... | |
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Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. 
