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 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... Poems - Page 33by William Cowper - 1815Full view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...is fick with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage with 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 fever'd as the flax That falls afunder at the touch of fire, He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin Not... | |
| 1786 - 828 pages
...day's report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd. There is no tíeüi in man's obdurnte heart, It does not feel for man. The nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is fever'd ns the Алх. That falls afunder Л the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a (kin... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...is fick with ev'ry day's report Of wnJng and outrage with 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 fever'd as the flax That falls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin 3... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...is fick with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd, There is no fiefh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man. The nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is fever'd as the flax That falls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin Not... | |
| William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...is fick with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage with 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 fever'd as the flax That falls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin Not... | |
| William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...is fick with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage with 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 fever'd as the flax That falls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin Not... | |
| William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...is fick, with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is^ill'd. There is no flefh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is fever'd as the flax That falls afunder at the touch office. • He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin... | |
| English poetry - 1796 - 220 pages
...report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd. There is no flefh in man's obdurate henrt, It does not feel for man. The nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is fever'd as the ffox That fulls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin Not... | |
| 1797 - 332 pages
...report of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd, There is no yielding flcfla in man's hard hearty it does not feel for man. The nat'ral bond of brotherhood is fever'd as the flax that falls afunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guifty of ajkin not... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...is fick with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd. There is no rlefli in man's obdurate heart ; It does not feel for man. The nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is fever'd, as the flax That falls afunder at the touch of fife. He finds his fellow guilty of a fkin... | |
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