 O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold ; But, though slave they have enrolled me, Minds are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are England's rights, I ask, Me from my delights...  Poems - Page 309by William Cowper - 1810Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...profan'd without remorse, And mercy cast away. THE NEGRO's COMPLAINT. FORC'D from liome, and all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn ; To increase...sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold ; But, though theirs they have enroll'd me, Minds are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are... | |
 | 1803 - 508 pages
...Smith, LL.D. VOL II. D d THE NEGRO'S COMPLAINT. BY THE LATE W. COWPER, ESQ. FORC'D from home and all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase...sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold : But though theirs they have enroll'd me, Minds are never to be •sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What... | |
 | 1803 - 502 pages
...hii history. 401 402 THE NEGRO'S COMPLAINT. BY THE LATE W. COWPER, ESQ. FORC'D from home and all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase...sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold : But though theirs they have enroll'd me, Minds are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are... | |
 | 1803 - 520 pages
...NEGRO'S COMPLAINT. BY THE LATE W. COWPER, ESQ. _* FORC'D from home and all its pleasures, A trie's coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger's treasures,...sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold : But though theirs they have euroll'd me, Minds are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 226 pages
...heart is none of his, Or soon expels him if it is. THE NEGRO'S COMPLAINT. FORCED from home and all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn ; To increase...sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold ; But, though theirs they have enrolled me, Minds are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 478 pages
...none of his, Or soon expels him if it is. ( 373 ) THE NEGRO'S COMPLAINT. FORCED from home and all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn ; To increase...sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold; But, though theirs they have enrolled me, Minds are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn; To increase a stranger's treasures, O'er'the raging hillows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, ' Paid my price in paltry gold;' Bur, though theirs they hare enrolled me, Minds" are never to be sold. StiH- in thought as free as... | |
 | 1807 - 612 pages
...such should be taken for great wise men, that will thus reason against the preacher of God's worde?" Men from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold, But, though theirs they have enroll M me, Minds are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are... | |
 | 1807 - 682 pages
...forlorn, To increase a stranger's treasure O'er the raging billows borne. No. 1 1 • Vol. II. Т т t Wen from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold, But, though theirs they have enroU'd me, Minds are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808 - 612 pages
...called The Negro's Complaint, and of which the following is a copy : u Forced from home and all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase...sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold ; But, though theirs they have inroll'd me, Blinds are never to be sold. « Stitt Still in thought as free as ever,... | |
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