...thce; Purchase a few short days of time, And bid a vassal soar sublime, On wings of Liberty. * * * * Alas! and am I born for this, To wear this slavish chain ? Deprived of all created bliss. Thro' hardships, toil and pain. How long have I in bondage lain, And languished to be free! Alas! and...

...wrote them down for him. He was not contented in Slavery, as you will see by the following verses which he wrote : — " Alas ! and am I born for this, To...bondage lain, And languished to be free ! Alas ! and mnst I still complain, Deprived of liberty ? " 0 Heaven ! and is there no relief This side the silent...

...contented in Slavery, as you will see by the following verses which he wrote : — " Alas ! and am I borji for this, To wear this slavish chain ? Deprived of...! and must I still complain, Deprived of liberty?. " 0 Heaven ! and is there no relief This side the silent grave, To soothe the pain, to quell the grief...

...wrote them down for him. He was not contented in Slavery, as you will see by the following verses which he wrote : — " Alas! and am I born for this, To...have I in bondage lain, And languished to be free I Alas! and must I still complain, Deprived of liberty 1 " 0 Heaven! and is there no relief This side...

...slavery and a deep longing for freedom. The followingverses are typical of his style and his ability: Alas! and am I born for this, To wear this slavish...all created bliss, Through hardship, toil, and pain? Come, Liberty I thou cheerful sound, Roll through my ravished ears; Come, let my grief in joys be drowned,...

...freedom, and much of it was suggested by the common evangelical hymns, as were the following lines : Alun! and am I born for this, To wear this slavish chain?...Alas! and must I still complain, Deprived of liberty? Come, Liberty, thou cheerful sound, Roll through my ravished ears; Come, let my grief in joys be drowned,...

...this, To wear this slavish chain t Deprived of all created bliss, Through hardship, toil, and paint How long have I in bondage lain, And languished to...Alas! and must I still complain, Deprived of liberty f Come, Liberty, thou cheerful sound, Boll through my ravished ears; Come, let my grief in joys be...

...freedom, and much of which was suggested by the common evangelical hymns, as were the following lines: Alas! and am I born for this, To wear this slavish...long have I in bondage lain, And languished to be freel Alas! and must I still complain, Deprived of liberty? Come, Liberty! thou cheerful sound, Roll...

...slavery and a deep longing for freedom. The following verses are typical of his style and his ability : "Alas! and am I born for this, To wear this slavish...all created bliss, Through hardship, toil, and pain? Come, Liberty! thou cheerful sound, Roll through my ravished ears; Come, let my grief in joys be drowned,...

...is a voice which does not raise itself too high or bitterly. It is a lament rather: Alas! And I am born for this, To wear this slavish chain? Deprived...free! Alas! and must I still complain Deprived of liberty?12 A contemporary of Horton's, Charles L. Reason, published a poem on "Freedom," a more positive...