Avenia: Or, A Tragical Poem, on the Oppression of the Human Species, and Infringement on the Rights of Man : in Six Books, with Notes Explanatory and Miscellaneous, |
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Page 234 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutored mind Sees GOD in clouds, or hears Him in the wind ; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
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| Title | Avenia: Or, A Tragical Poem, on the Oppression of the Human Species, and Infringement on the Rights of Man : in Six Books, with Notes Explanatory and Miscellaneous, Issue 8076 of Early American imprints HeinOnline: Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law |
| Author | Thomas Branagan |
| Illustrated by | Thomas Branagan |
| Publisher | S. Engles, 1805 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 358 pages |
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