 | Francis Augustus Cox - 1842 - 546 páginas
...of exultation and joy. " Never,'' says Mr. Knibb, " did I hear such a sound : the winds of freedom appeared let loose — the very windows shook at the strange, yet sacred joy." The congregation then sung the hymn : — " Restored the negro's long-lost rights, How softened is... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1847 - 592 páginas
...never did I hear such a sound. The winds of freedom appeared to have been let loose. The very building shook at the strange, yet sacred joy. Oh! had my boy, my lovely, slavery-hating boy, been there ! Alas ! he was sleeping undisturbed in the yard, nor could the sweet sounds he so much loved wake... | |
 | 1884 - 874 páginas
..." did I hear such a sound! The winds of freedom appeared to have been let loose. The very building shook at the strange yet sacred joy. Oh! had my boy! my lovely, slavery-hating boy been there ! Alas he was sleeping undisturbed in the yard, nor could the sweet sounds wake him from his rest.... | |
 | Rev. John Clark, Walter Dendy, James Mursell Phillippo - 1865 - 424 páginas
..." did I hear such a sound ! the winds of freedom appeared to have been let loose. The very building shook at the strange, yet sacred joy. Oh ! had my boy ! my lovely, slavery-hating boy, been there ! Alas ! he was sleeping undisturbed in the yard, nor could the sweet sounds he so much loved wake... | |
 | Mrs. John James Smith, M. E. Smith - 1896 - 194 páginas
..." did I hear such a sound, the winds of freedom appeared to have been let loose, the very building shook at the strange, yet sacred, joy. Oh, had my boy, my lovely, slavery-hating boy, been there ! " It was a terrible heart-ache that his eldest son could not stand by his side on this day of victory... | |
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did I hear such a sound ! the winds of freedom appeared to have been let loose. The very building shook at the strange, yet sacred joy. Oh ! had my boy ! my lovely, slavery-hating boy, been there ! Alas ! he was sleeping undisturbed in the yard, nor... 