 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Cotope'\ Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive...our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our county, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud 71. Irruption of Hyder AIL... | |
 | English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...slave And wear the bonds, than fasten them to hun. We have no slaves at home — then 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 Receive our air, that moment they are free... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...slave, And wear the bonds, then 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 and lops'd. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers and speakers - 1828 - 256 pages
...bond's, that fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — then why abroad t And they themseives once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loos'd. 6 Slaves cannot breaihe in England : if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...slave, And wear the 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 and loos'd. 6. Slaves cannot breathe in England : if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 pages
...slave, And wear the honds, than fasten them on him. We have no slaves at home — then why ahroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loused. Slaves caanot hreathe in England ; if their longs Reeeive our air, that moment they are frea... | |
 | Jabez Burns - 1829 - 378 pages
...slave, And wear the 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 and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...they themselves once ferried o'er tk* wave That parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves caunot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are frei; ; They touch oar country, and their shackle; fall. That's noble ! and bespeaks a nation proud... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 462 pages
...river Brent in the ordinary ferry . A dditon . We have no slaves at home — Then why abroad ? Acd they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and-loosed. Covyer. FERTE GAUCHER, LA, a small town of France, in Champagne, which was the scene of... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Antislavery movements - 1830 - 240 pages
...bonds, than fasten them on hiir. " My ear is pain'J, / We have no slaves at home....theu why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That...Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They loach our country. and their shackles fall.* That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous... | |
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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. 
