 Would any one believe that I am master of slaves of my own purchase ? I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living without them. I will not, I cannot, justify it; however culpable my conduct, I will so far pay my ' devoir' to virtue as to own...  The Abolitionist - Σελίδα 1531833Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1803 - 438 σελίδες
...fo far pay my devoir to virtue, as to own the excellence and reftitude of her precepts and tn foment my want of conformity to them." " I believe a time will come when an apportunity will be offered to abu!:fl) this lamentable evil. Every thing we rand" is to improve it,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1804 - 714 σελίδες
...being heie without them. I will not — I cannot juftiiy it. However culpable my conduft, I will fo far pay my devoir to virtue, as to own the excellence...time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolifh this lamentable evil. Every thing we can do is to improve it, if it happens in our day ; if... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1804 - 692 σελίδες
...practice from confcientious motives ! Would any one believe that I am mailer of flaves of my own ment my want of conformity to them. I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolilh this lamentable evil. Every thing we can do is to improve it, if it happens in our day ; if... | |
 | Roberts Vaux - 1817 - 170 σελίδες
...living here without them. I will not, I cannot, justify it. However culpable my conduct, I will so far pay my devoir to virtue, as to own the excellence and rectitude of her precepts, and lament my want of conformity to them. *' / believe a time will come when an opportunity mill be offered... | |
 | Roberts Vaux - 1817 - 168 σελίδες
...living here without them. I will not, I cannot justify it. However culpable my conduct, I will so far pay my devoir to virtue, as to own the excellence and rectitude of he» precepts, and lament my want of conformity to them. « I believe a time, -mill come-when an opportunity... | |
 | 1818 - 396 σελίδες
...living here without them. I will not, I cannot justify it, However culpable my conduct, I will so far pay my devoir to virtue, as to own the excellence and rectitude of her precepts, and lament my want of conformity to them. " / believe a time will come when an ofifiortunity will be offered... | |
 | 1818 - 400 σελίδες
...living herp 'without 'them. I will not, I cannot justify jt. However culpable my conduct, I will so far pay' my devoir to virtue, as to own the excellence and rectitude of her precepts, and lament my want of conformity to them. " / believe a time ivifl come when an opportunity will be offered... | |
 | 1831 - 222 σελίδες
...living her without them. I will not, I cannot justify it However culpable my conduct, I will so far pay my devoir to virtue, as to own the excellence and rectitude of her precepts, and lament inj want of conformity to them. " I believe a time will come,when an opportn ty will be offered... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - 1837 - 716 σελίδες
...living without them. I will not, 1 cannot justify it. For however culpable my conduct, 1 will so far pay my devoir to virtue, as to own the excellence and rectitude of her predepts, and to lament my own want of conformity to them." Mr. Win. " Slavery is contrary to the laws... | |
 | Theodore Dwight Weld - 1838 - 66 σελίδες
...Patrick Henry, in his well known letter to Robert Pleasants, of Virginia, January IS, 1773, says : " I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil." William Pinkney, of Maryland, advocated the abolition of slavery by law, in the legislature of that... | |
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