The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-trade by the British Parliament, Volumen2John S. Taylor, 1836 |
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abolished abolition Africa afterwards answer appeared arrival bill bishop bishop of Chartres bishop of London Brissot Bristol brought Calabar called captain carried cause circumstances committee consequence consideration deck desired discussion duty England esquire evidence evil examined Falconbridge favor feelings France gave give heard honorable House of Commons humanity hundred inquiry interest islands justice king of Dahomey length letter Liverpool London lord manner Marquis Marquis de Condorcet measure ment mentioned merchants middle passage misery mittee motion muster-rolls National Assembly natives negroes never Norris object occasion Ormond Paris Parliament persons Peter Green petitions Pitt planters present privy council report promotion propositions purpose question regulations respect reverend seamen sent session ship Sir Charles Middleton Sir William Dolben slave-ship Slave-trade slave-vessels slavery slaves sufferings testimony thing thought thousand tion took trade traffic vessels voyage West Indies Wilberforce wished witnesses
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Página 276 - Still in thought as free as ever, What are England's rights, I ask, Me from my delights to sever, Me to torture, me to task ? Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim ; Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
Página 30 - And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Página 29 - And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Página 277 - Is there, as ye sometimes tell us, Is there one who reigns on high ? Has he bid you buy and sell us, Speaking from his throne the sky ? Ask him, if your knotted scourges, Matches...
Página 284 - This beautiful little volume, coming out at this time, will be peculiarly acceptable to the congregation of the able and excellent author, and will have the...
Página 277 - Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard and stronger Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold, whose sordid dealings Tarnish all your boasted powers, Prove that you have human feelings, Ere you proudly question ours ! PITY FOR POOR AFRICANS.
Página 167 - Commons, moved that the House should resolve itself into a committee of the whole House to...
Página 276 - Why did all-creating Nature Make the plant for which we toil — Sighs must fan it, tears must water, Sweat of ours must dress the soil. 263 Think, ye masters, iron-hearted, Lolling at your jovial boards ; Think how many backs have smarted For the sweets your cane affords.
Página 276 - O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold ; But, though slave they have enroll'd 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 to sever, Me to torture, me to task ? Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim ; Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and...
Página 34 - ... the children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.