 Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and having power To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.  The Balance, and Columbian Repository - Page 2121804Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...which earth is fill'd. There is no flefh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man; the nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls...at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own; and, having pow'r i T' enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man; the nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as^he flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own; and, having pow'r T' enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...earth is fill'd. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the nat'ral bond. Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls...at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ! and, having pow'r T' enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of Brotherhood is sever'd, as the flax 10 That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'dlike his own ; and, having power To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax, That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilt}' of a skin Not coloured like his own ; and having power To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...heart, It does not feel for man; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax, That fella asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fltin Not coloured like his own; and having power To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy c.au««... | |
 | Columbia County (N.Y.) - 1804 - 450 pages
...cjlonirorial Department, To aid the cause of virtue and religion. £ XTRAC T. FROM THE DAILY ADVERTISER. " The natural bond " Of Brotherhood, is sever'd as the flax " That falls asunder at the touch of fire i " He finds his fellow guilty of a skin, " Not color'd like his own, ar.d having po\v'r " T1 enforce... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...There is no flesh in man's ohdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the nat'ral hond Of hrotherhood is sever'd as the flax, That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and haring pow'r T' enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...earth is fill'd. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart ; It does not feel for man. The nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is sever'd, as the flax That falls...at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own i and haying power T" enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...earth is fill'd. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls...at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own! and, having pow'r T' enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms... | |
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