Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Color: To which is Added a Selection of Pieces in PoetryM. Day, 1826 - 240 oldal |
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... spirit of religion , and to prove by the Bible , that the stealing , sale , and purchase of men , and their detention in a state of slavery , are crimes of the deepest die . After some remarks on the cause of differ- ence of colour in ...
... spirit of religion , and to prove by the Bible , that the stealing , sale , and purchase of men , and their detention in a state of slavery , are crimes of the deepest die . After some remarks on the cause of differ- ence of colour in ...
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... Spirit , make it better . ' Sarah don't know what she mean - never hear ' bout Holy Spirit . " " She say , must go Meetin next Sunday , she will tell minister ' bout mehe tell me what to do . So Sarah go hear how must be born ' gain ...
... Spirit , make it better . ' Sarah don't know what she mean - never hear ' bout Holy Spirit . " " She say , must go Meetin next Sunday , she will tell minister ' bout mehe tell me what to do . So Sarah go hear how must be born ' gain ...
18. oldal
... Spirit , make your heart new . Then Sarah go home light , ' cause she know the way . When get home , husband beat me ' cause I go Meetin - don't stay home work . I say : Sarah can't work any more on Sunday , ' cause sin ' gainst God . I ...
... Spirit , make your heart new . Then Sarah go home light , ' cause she know the way . When get home , husband beat me ' cause I go Meetin - don't stay home work . I say : Sarah can't work any more on Sunday , ' cause sin ' gainst God . I ...
19. oldal
... So then give my heart all away to Jesus ; tell him I be all his ; serve Him all my life ; beg Holy Spirit come fill all my heart , make it all clean and white like Jesus . Pray God help me learn more of his OF PERSONS OF COLOUR . 19.
... So then give my heart all away to Jesus ; tell him I be all his ; serve Him all my life ; beg Holy Spirit come fill all my heart , make it all clean and white like Jesus . Pray God help me learn more of his OF PERSONS OF COLOUR . 19.
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... Spirit was , come into my bad heart , make it all new : so these sweet thoughts make my mind so full joy , I never think how heavy sand be on my old back . } Here , said I to my heart , learn how to make the heavy load of iron cares ...
... Spirit was , come into my bad heart , make it all new : so these sweet thoughts make my mind so full joy , I never think how heavy sand be on my old back . } Here , said I to my heart , learn how to make the heavy load of iron cares ...
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affecting affectionate African African Free School arrived asked became Bible Billy blessed brother brought called Cape François captain Charles City County Christ Christian colour comfort dear death desire died dollars Domingo Ebed-melech endeavoured eyes faithful father favour feel freedom gave give hand happy Hayti hear heard heart heaven honour hundred husband Island Jenny Jesus kind king labour learned liberty lived Lord manumission Massa master mercy mind mistress Mungo Park Negro never New-Orleans New-York night O'Neal Phillis Wheatley pray prayer received respect Samuel Underhill Sarah Saviour sent sick Sierra Leone situation slavery sold soon soul Spirit suffering taken tears tell thee thing thou thought tion told took Toussaint TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE Uncle Harry unto Vassa vessel West Indies wife woman words Zedekiah
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170. oldal - The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these. "The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk; no wife to grind his corn. Chorus. Let us pity the white man; no mother has he, &c.
46. oldal - Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth : for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib : but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
134. oldal - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. But I will deliver thee in that day...
26. oldal - He shines in the hearts and lives of all his true people. He commands them to let that " light so shine before men that they may see their good works and glorify their Father who is in heaven.
8. oldal - Deut. xvi. 20, and to do to others as we would they should do to us.
59. oldal - Blessing, honour, glory, and power be unto him, that sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb, for ever and ever.
193. oldal - For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. There is no darkness nor shadow of death where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
217. oldal - ... long heaven will grant to us the enjoyment of that precious gem which we possess in thee; but, however short the period, endeavour to live exactly, praying God continually to assist thee. He created thee; thou art His property. He is thy Father, and loves thee still more than I do; repose in Him thy thoughts, and day and night direct thy sighs to Him. Reverence and salute thy elders, and hold no one in contempt. To the poor and the distressed be not dumb, but rather use words of comfort.
168. oldal - He therefore advised me to lodge at a distant village, to which he pointed, for the night ; and said that in the morning he would give me further instructions how to conduct myself. This was very discouraging. However, as there was no remedy, I set off for the village ; where I found, to my great mortification, that no person would admit me into his house.
170. oldal - Mercy's voice has hush'd the blast, The wind is heard in whispers low; The White Man far away must go; — But ever in his heart will bear Remembrance of the Negro's care.