William Cowper Quotes About Slaves

Quotes about: Slaves

• The Cross! There, and there only (though the deist rave, and the atheist, if Earth bears so base a slave); There and there only, is the power to save.

  William Cowper

  Atheist, Easter, Earth

  William Cowper, D Macvean (1830). “Poems”, p.36

• But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought Of freedom, in that hope itself possess All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength, The scorn of danger, and united hearts, The surest presage of the good they seek.

  William Cowper

  Heart, Glowing, Liberty

  William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.186

• He is the freeman whom the truth makes free,
  And all are slaves besides.

  William Cowper

  Freedom, Slave, Freeman

  William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.193

• No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show
  That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.

  William Cowper

  Freedom, Slave, Charm

  'Table Talk' (1782) l. 260

• I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.

  William Cowper

  Sleep, Fans, Slavery

  William Cowper (1811). “The task: a poem”, p.40

• The slaves of custom and established mode,
  With pack-horse constancy we keep the road
  Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells,
  True to the jingling of our leader's bells.

  William Cowper

  Horse, Leader, Bells

  William Cowper (1785). “Poetical Works: With Notes and a Memoir”, p.207

• To see the Law by Christ fulfilled,
  And hear His pardoning voice
  Changes a slave into a child,
  And duty into choice.

  William Cowper

  Children, Law, Voice

  William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.40

• Is base in kind, and born to be a slave.

  William Cowper

  Kindness, Slave, Born

  William Cowper (1819). “Poems, etc”, p.2

• Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.

  William Cowper

  Country, Fall, Air

  'The Task' (1785) bk. 2 'The Timepiece' l. 40.

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