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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. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate... "
The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice ... - Page 127
by William Cowper - 1855
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A Study of English and American Poets: A Laboratory Method

John Scott Clark - 1900 - 886 pages
...Rome's best days." — Expostulation. " ' Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too." — The Task. 7. Sportiveness — Fantastic Humor. — Cowper's humor is sui generis, for the reason...
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Charles Sumner; His Complete Works: With Introduction by Hon ..., Volume 4

Charles Sumner - 1900 - 376 pages
...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...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too." It inspired Curran to a burst of eloquence, grand, and familiar to all who hear me. " I speak in the...
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The task, and minor poems [ed.] by E. Lee

William Cowper - 1900 - 346 pages
...parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs 40 Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country,...Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein 45 Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Sure there is need of social intercourse, Benevolence,...
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The Task: And Other Poems

William Cowper - 1846 - 204 pages
...their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation pVoud And jealous of the blessing. Spread ft, then, And let it circulate through every vein ' Of...and mutual aid, Between the nations in a world that seems To toll the death-bell of its own decease, And by the voice of all its elements To preach the...
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The Task: And Other Poems

William Cowper - 1901 - 200 pages
...parts us, are emancipate and loosed. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lunga Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country...noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing1. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that where...
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The Handbook of Oratory: A Cyclopedia of Authorities on Oratory as an Art ...

William Vincent Byars - 1901 - 610 pages
...bondage. — Addison : • Cato* Act II. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lung* Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country...noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of their blessing. — Cowpcr: • Task* Book II. Oh ! if there be, on this earthly sphere, A boon, an...
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The Cyclopedia of Oratory: A Handbook of Authorities on Oratory as an Art ...

W. V. Byars - 1901 - 616 pages
...bondage. — Addison : ' Cato,* Act II. Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lunge Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country...noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of their blessing. — Cowper: • Task,* Book II. Oh ! if there be, on this earthly sphere, A boon, an...
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The Excelsior History Readers: Book 2-4

Excelsior history readers - 1904 - 276 pages
...THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN ENGLAND. SLAVES cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free. They touch our country...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too ! COWPKK. MEN OF ENGLAND. 1. MEN of England ! who inherit Rights that cost your sires their blood !...
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The World's Best Poetry: National spirit; [introductory essay] The study of ...

1904 - 564 pages
...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...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. WILLIAM COWPER. SONG OF THE WESTERN MEN. [After the English Revolution of 1688, all bishops were compelled...
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Disraeli: A Study in Personality and Ideas

Walter Sichel - 1904 - 402 pages
...well as that later Runnymede Letter which, forty years earlier, he addressed to Sir Robert Peel.1 "... Spread it then, And let it circulate through every...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too." 1 "... The end of their system ... is the glory of the empire and the prosperity of th e people." •...
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