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...gift of freedom, while so many groan under the iron yoke of slavery ? ' I might have been a wretched slave, To labour in the sun, And wish I were but in my grave, And all my labour done.' But God's providential mercy has ordained it otherwise. Still deeper cause for gratitude have we, that... | |
 | Ann Taylor - 1817 - Страниц: 120
...are, Where GOD was never known ; And taught to pray a useless pray'r, To blocks of wood and stone. I was not born a little slave, To labour in the sun, And wish I were but in the grave, And all iny labour done ! I was not born without a home, Or in some broken shed ; A gipsy... | |
 | 1822 - Страниц: 588
...are, AY here God was never known : -Or faught to pray a useless prayer, To blocks of wood and stone, I 'was not born a little slave, To labour in the sun. And wish I were but in the grave, And all my labour done. I v/as not born without a home, Or in some broken shtd : A gipsy-baby,... | |
 | 1822 - Страниц: 550
...God was never known ; And taught to pray a useless pray'r To blocks of wood and stone. I was not bom a little slave, To labour in the sun, And wish I were but in the grave, And all my labour done ! I was not born without a home, Or in some broken shed ; A gipsy... | |
 | Adam Hodgson - 1823 - Страниц: 354
...familiar, recur to my recollection, with some sense. I hope, of the gratitude which it ought to inspire. " I was not born a little Slave, To labour in the sun,...wish I were but in my grave, And all my labour done." Highly as I have ever appreciated the privilege of claiming as my native country the most favoured... | |
 | 1823 - Страниц: 880
...familiar, recur to my recollection, with some sense, 1 hope, of the gratitude which it ought to inspire. " I was not born a little Slave, To labour in the sun,...And wish I were but in my grave, And all my labour clone." Highly as 1 have ever appreciated the privilege of claiming as my native country the most favour*... | |
 | Adam Hodgson - 1824 - Страниц: 440
...familiar, recur to my recollection, with some sense, I hope, of the gratitude which it ought to inspire. " I was not born a little slave, " To labour in the...I were but in my grave, " And all my labour done." Highly as I have ever appreciated the privilege of claiming as my native country the most favoured... | |
 | 1824 - Страниц: 444
...Where God was never known, And taught to pray a useless pray'r, . To blocks of wood and stone. ^ " I was not born a little slave, To labour in the sun, And wish I were but in the grave, And all my labour done. " I was not born without a home, Or in some broken shed, A gipsy... | |
 | 1825 - Страниц: 556
...recur to my recollection, with some sense, I hope, of the gra. titude which it ought to inspire : " I was not born a little slave, To labour in the sun,...wish I were but in my grave, And all my labour done." Highly as I have ever appreciated the privilege of claiming as my native country the most favoured... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1825 - Страниц: 614
...when they cry. You remember the hymn in which you thank God for being born a happy English child 1. " I was not born a little slave, To labour in the sun, And wish I were but in the grave, And all my labour done. " I was not born without a home, Or in some broken shed, A gipsy... | |
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I was not born as thousands are, Where GOD was never known ; And taught to pray a useless prayer To blocks of wood and stone. I was not born a little slave, To labour in the sun, And wish I were but in the grave, And all my labour done. 
