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COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE

... occasioned; and on, the uses efficacy of sucla emancipation in the event of the slave's acts, return to a colony, wherein slavery is recognised by law, dies his Lordship devotes himself with great earnestness to the dis- hiof cussion; and it is that part ...

TO GREECE

... solnd, Her appointed night of weeping, Wandering through enchanted ground So didst thou in darkness dwell, Nerveless beneath slavery's spell; Enchained by Turk,-whilst treacherous Frank Laughed to hear the sullen clank or thy fetters,-mocking thee With faithless ...

THEATRICAL EXAMINER

... animals; and kicked his servant down stairs, and thence into the streets at midnight, for interrupting him in a tirade on Negro slavery. KEAN has made an abortive attempt to play Othello, (his son playing lago,) he broke down in the midst of the performance ...

A DREAM OF THE FUTURE

... silent air. He spoke ngain, and all was dumb WVhile peald the words o'er land and sea, Rejoice,oh man, the hour has come, When slavery must cease to be The cry has risen trom the god, Irom suffering millions up to God, And nil mankind are free! No more shall ...

MEN OF ENGLAND

... fathers Glow not in your hearts the same. What are monuments of bravery, Where no public virtues bloom X What avail in lands of slavery, Trophied temples, arch, and tomb ? Pageants !-Let the world revere us For our people's rights and laws, And the breasts of ...

LITERATURE

... with all the heart-burnings, intrigues, and oppression to which it gave rise, is as great and irreeoneieable as ever. Negro slavery never existed to the same extent in the mainland Spanish eolonic6 as in those of other European nations, tempted to that means ...

DECAY OF THE DRAMA

... and the toad- CtMng rubbish of the COLIANS, getting the stupid mob's mouth open by ludi- crous fooleries, in order to cram slavery down their throats ? Have we not for more than forty years heard the play- house ring with God save great George our king ...

THE PATRIOT BEFORE HIS EXECUTION

... linger life in chains, Though life to me, to all is-dear; I would not court the slave who reigus O'er us, for lengthen'd slavery here., I could not breathe the bright blue air, The glorious heaven, the rich sun see, And brook that all in nature fair, ...

TO THE PEOPLE

... cgh h yriaing to eartblike dew : 0'j i .1 ?? -ath filk.'n on you. - ', .c .-Whitis lfreedon? Ye cantell! : ?? .ThatwIch slavery is too wel,!, Fortistvery.namehas grown ! ;To an echo of yourown. J-: . : i;2(11l if ., . f ?? ?? :,w tJsi,, 1 'z ~!Tastowwork ...

ORIGINAL POETRY

... And a new spring of noble affectioni arise- Then might Freedom forgive thee this dance in thy chain, And this shout of thy slavery which saddens the skies. S. . Is it madness or meeansess which clings to thee now ? Were he God-as he is bht the commonest ...

AN ENGLISHWOMAN IN AMERICA.*

... can hardly fail of throwing out some novel and stimulant ideas. She is quite an enthu- siast, for instance, on behalt of slavery, and even italicizes a eulogium on the bond which exists between the iave and his master, the UniiOn1 o0 interests, and ...

LITERATURE

... rich man had no connexion with the poor man- the poor man hated him for a wealth of which he did not (as ,in states where slavery does 'not exist) 'share 'the blessings- purchasing by labour the advantages Uf fortune. Hence the distinction of classes defied ...