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Page 80
... POOR AFRICANS Video meliora proboque , Deteriora sequor . I OWN I am shocked at the purchase of slaves , And fear those who buy them and sell them are knaves ; What I hear of their hardships , their tortures , and groans , Is almost ...
... POOR AFRICANS Video meliora proboque , Deteriora sequor . I OWN I am shocked at the purchase of slaves , And fear those who buy them and sell them are knaves ; What I hear of their hardships , their tortures , and groans , Is almost ...
Page 81
... poor creatures , they will ; And tortures and groans will be multiplied still . If foreigners likewise would give up ... poor , his orchard's his bread : Then think of his children , for they must be fed . ” G " You speak very fine , and ...
... poor creatures , they will ; And tortures and groans will be multiplied still . If foreigners likewise would give up ... poor , his orchard's his bread : Then think of his children , for they must be fed . ” G " You speak very fine , and ...
Page 82
... Poor man ! what a pity to injure him so ! Poor man ! I would save him his fruit if I could , 35 But staying behind will do him no good . " If the matter depended alone upon me , His apples might hang till they dropped from the tree ...
... Poor man ! what a pity to injure him so ! Poor man ! I would save him his fruit if I could , 35 But staying behind will do him no good . " If the matter depended alone upon me , His apples might hang till they dropped from the tree ...
Page 85
... poor transient night is spent , Respecting , in each other's case , The gifts of nature and of grace . Those Christians best deserve the name , Who studiously make peace their aim ; Peace both the duty and the prize Of him that creeps ...
... poor transient night is spent , Respecting , in each other's case , The gifts of nature and of grace . Those Christians best deserve the name , Who studiously make peace their aim ; Peace both the duty and the prize Of him that creeps ...
Page 136
... poor - Fall of snow in the evening The wagoner ― family piece The rural thief multitude of them censured - what she was , - what she is - - Public houses The The farmer's daughter : The simplicity of country manners almost lost- Causes ...
... poor - Fall of snow in the evening The wagoner ― family piece The rural thief multitude of them censured - what she was , - what she is - - Public houses The The farmer's daughter : The simplicity of country manners almost lost- Causes ...
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