 | John Mathew Gutch - 1822 - 584 strani
...may have been cloven down, no matter with what solemnities lie may have been devoted on the altar ol slavery; the first moment he touches the sacred soil...own majesty; his body swells beyond the measure of the chain:! that burst around him, and he stands redeemed and regenerated !" 94 • • ' This is the... | |
 | 1849 - 700 strani
...principle of English law, that (to quote Curran) " the moment a slave touches the sacred soil of Britain, his soul walks abroad in her own majesty, his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled : " William Wilberforce, who led the attack... | |
 | Franklin James Didier - 1822 - 218 strani
...his liberty may have been cloven down; no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of America, the altar and the god sink together in the A"**. his soul walks abroad in her own majesty;... | |
 | Martin Archer Shee - 1824 - 258 strani
...to reverence man," the land, on touching whose shore, (in the eloquent words of Curran) "The slave swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst...around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disinthralled! ! !" / HOHENDAHL (going to the side-scene.) My servants, there ! Audacious railer !... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 strani
...cloven down ; no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon tlie altar of skvery ; the, first moment he .touches the sacred soil of Britain,...the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad-in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst from around... | |
 | 1825 - 508 strani
...liberty may have been cloven down — no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery — the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar nnd the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - 1828 - 314 strani
...touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar asd the god sink together in the dust ; his soul wafe abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst from aroand him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, acd disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1830 - 360 strani
...been cloven down ; nor with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the moment he touches the sacred soil of BRITAIN, the...the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; and he stands REDEEMED, REGENERATED, and DISENTHRALLED, by the IRRESISTIBLE genius of universal emancipation.... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1830 - 360 strani
...been cloven down ; nor with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the moment he touches the sacred soil of BRITAIN, the altar and the God SINK together b the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; and he stands REDEEMED, REGENERATED, and DISENTHRALLED,... | |
 | 1832 - 618 strani
...that the ground on which he treads is holy, and consecrated by the genius of universal emancipation. No matter in what language his doom may have been...Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust ; the soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that... | |
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African sun may have burnt upon him ; no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have been cloven down ; no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery — the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain... 
