Abolition of the African Slave-trade: By the British Parliament, Volume 1P. A. Brinsmade, 1830 |
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Abolition of the African Slave-trade: By the British Parliament, Volume 1 Thomas Clarkson Visualização integral - 1830 |
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abolition accordingly afterwards Anthony Benezet appeared arrived asked attention barbarous became began Bristol brought called captain cause chief mate circumstances coadjutor coast committee concerned consequence considered conversation council crimes cruel desired duty Essay evidence evil examined Falconbridge favour feelings gave George Ormond give Granville Sharp Harry Gandy heard honour human inhabitants injured Africans inquiry interest interview James Phillips king of Dahomey knowledge labours letter Liverpool London Lord manner meeting ment mentioned mind misery morning muster-rolls natives nature never Norris object occasion oppressed parliament persons Peter Green petition Pitt port privy council procuring proper purpose Quakers question religious society respect sailed seamen seemed sent ship Sir Charles Middleton Slave-trade slave-vessels slavery slaves soon taken Teston things thought tion took trade usage vessels voyage Walter Chandler West-Indies Wilberforce William Dillwyn wished
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Página 48 - As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast : Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not "blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man...
Página 185 - And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Página 48 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned.
Página 49 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.
Página 74 - I sat down disconsolate on the turf by the road side and held my horse. Here a thought came into my mind, that if the contents of the Essay were true, it was time some person should see these calamities to their end.
Página 185 - And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Página 98 - The facts confirmed his sentiment, "that Providence had never made that to be wise, which was immoral, and that the slave-trade was as impolitic as it was unjust ; " that it was found peculiarly fatal to those employed in it. More seamen died in that trade, in one year, than in the whole remaining trade of the country in two. Mr. Pitt and Mr. Fox were drawn into the generous enterprise.
Página 40 - June 22nd, 1772, that as soon as a slave set his foot on the soil of the British Islands he became free.
Página 59 - It contained, also, the sentiments of many enlightened men upon it ; and it became instrumental, beyond any other book ever before published, in disseminating a proper knowledge and detestation of this trade. Anthony Benezet may be considered as one of the most zealous, vigilant, and active advocates which the cause of the oppressed Africans ever had.
Página 61 - IMPRESSED with a sense of religious duty, and encouraged by the opinion generally entertained of thy benevolent disposition to succour the distressed, I take the liberty, very respectfully, to offer to thy perusal some tracts...