Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 |
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... prized above all price , I had much rather be myself the slave , And wear the bonds , than fasten them on him . We have no slaves at home -- then why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us , are emancipate and ...
... prized above all price , I had much rather be myself the slave , And wear the bonds , than fasten them on him . We have no slaves at home -- then why abroad ? And they themselves once ferried o'er the wave That parts us , are emancipate and ...
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