 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1819 - 592 pages
...disadvantage, with that of the United States on this subject: — it might have occurred to him that— ' Slaves cannot breathe in England: — if their lungs...they are free! They touch our country— 'and their shackles fall. That's noble! and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing.' Of this, however,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...themselves once ferried o'er the waves That part us, are emancipate and loos'd. Slaves cannot breath 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,... | |
 | 1819 - 594 pages
...And whatever are tlie defects of our Constitution in principle or in practice, thanks bo to God — ' Slaves cannot breathe in England — if their lungs...Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They roucli our country, aim their shackle^ full ;• That's noble — and bespeaks a nation pioud And jealous... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...abroad ? And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and Itos'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire. That where Britain's power Is felt, mankind... | |
 | Charles Richson - 1820 - 98 pages
...bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — then why abroad? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate...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,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Staves caunot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air,...moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation prond And ;ealous of the blessing. Spread it then,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — Then why abroad ? And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate...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,... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs...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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and l<> is'd. Slaves cannot Ijreathe 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,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 pages
...bonds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — Then why abroad ? And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate...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. 
