The Poetical Works of William Roscoe; Published in Honour of the Centenary of His Birthday. March VIII., MDCCCLIII. (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853. Excerpt: ... With lifted hands, and unaccusing voice, Hears the meek native supplicate for food, And bids him perish; and as though he feared Some happier spot of earth should yet remain, That bore not bleeding witness of his guilt, He, from their parent shore, relentless tears The sons of Afric; to the maddening wave, To strange diseases, to the piercing taunts Of wanton insolence, and all the wrongs That man from man can suffer, dooms then-days Deep freighted now with human merchandise, The vessel quits the shore; prepared to meet The storms and dangers of the Atlantic main; Her motion scarce observed, save when the flood In frequent murmurs beats against her prow, And the tall cocoas slowly seem to change Their former station. Lessening on the sight, The distant mountains bowed their cloud-capped heads; And all the bright and variegated scene, Of hills, and groves, and lawns, and reed-built sheds, That oft had caught the prisoners' ardent eye, Not hopeless of escape, now gradual sunk To one dim hue. Amongst the sable tribes Soon spread the alarm; when sudden from the depths Of crowded holds, and loathsome caverns, rose One universal yell of dread despair, And anguish inexpressible; for now Hope's slender thread was broke; extinguished now The spark of expectation, that had lurked Beneath the ashes of their former joys, And o'er despondency's surrounding gloom Had shed its languid lustre. Bold, and fierce, Of high indignant spirit, some their chains Shook menacing, and from their lowering eyes, Flashed earnest of the flame that burned within: Whilst groans, and loud laments, and scalding tears Marked the keen pangs of others.--Female shrieks, At intervals in dreadful concert heard, To wild distraction manly sorrow turned; And ineffectual, o'er their heedless limbs ...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853. Excerpt: ... With lifted hands, and unaccusing voice, Hears the meek native supplicate for food, And bids him perish; and as though he feared Some happier spot of earth should yet remain, That bore not bleeding witness of his guilt, He, from their parent shore, relentless tears The sons of Afric; to the maddening wave, To strange diseases, to the piercing taunts Of wanton insolence, and all the wrongs That man from man can suffer, dooms then-days Deep freighted now with human merchandise, The vessel quits the shore; prepared to meet The storms and dangers of the Atlantic main; Her motion scarce observed, save when the flood In frequent murmurs beats against her prow, And the tall cocoas slowly seem to change Their former station. Lessening on the sight, The distant mountains bowed their cloud-capped heads; And all the bright and variegated scene, Of hills, and groves, and lawns, and reed-built sheds, That oft had caught the prisoners' ardent eye, Not hopeless of escape, now gradual sunk To one dim hue. Amongst the sable tribes Soon spread the alarm; when sudden from the depths Of crowded holds, and loathsome caverns, rose One universal yell of dread despair, And anguish inexpressible; for now Hope's slender thread was broke; extinguished now The spark of expectation, that had lurked Beneath the ashes of their former joys, And o'er despondency's surrounding gloom Had shed its languid lustre. Bold, and fierce, Of high indignant spirit, some their chains Shook menacing, and from their lowering eyes, Flashed earnest of the flame that burned within: Whilst groans, and loud laments, and scalding tears Marked the keen pangs of others.--Female shrieks, At intervals in dreadful concert heard, To wild distraction manly sorrow turned; And ineffectual, o'er their heedless limbs ...

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General Books LLC

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United States

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February 2012

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February 2012

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246 x 189 x 2mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

70

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978-0-217-05196-5

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9780217051965

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0-217-05196-0



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