waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death... A Short History of American Literature - Page 44by Henry Augustin Beers - 1906 - 291 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Russell Bartlett - 1848 - 456 pages
...in the original draft. Among these was the omission of the paragraph relating to the slave trade : He has waged cruel war against human nature itself,...carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to more miserable death in transportation thither. In noticing the above passage, Lord Brougham says,... | |
| Horace Mann - 1848 - 76 pages
...Declaration of Independence, thiscrime of King George the Third is set forth in the following words : " He has waged cruel war against human nature itself,...never offended him, captivating and carrying them imoslavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1848 - 414 pages
...most barbarous ages, and totally. lating its most sacred right* of life and liberty in the perto** of a distant people, who never offended him, captivating...incur miserable death in their transportation thither. Thit piratical warfare, the opprolium of infidel powers, is the warfare of the Christian king of Great... | |
| 1848 - 534 pages
...insurrections of our fellow.citizens, with the allurements of forfeiture and confiscation of our property. He has waged cruel war against human nature itself,...its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the per. •ons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery... | |
| 1848 - 404 pages
...draft of the Declaration of Independence, and which reads as follows : " He (the King of Great Britain) has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liherty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into... | |
| Horace Mann - 1848 - 68 pages
...prepared by Mr. Jefferson, this crime of King George the Third is set forth in the following words : " He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights oflife and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying... | |
| 1849 - 854 pages
...Declaration of Independence, this crime of King George the Third, is set forth in the following words : " I a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every... | |
| Robert W. Lincoln - 1850 - 670 pages
...property. He has waged cruel tear against human nature itself, violating its most sacrtd rights itf life and liberty, in the persons of a distant people,...death in their transportation thither. This piratical toatfare, the opprobium of infidel pouters, is the warfare of the Christian King of Great Britain.... | |
| Amicus - 1850 - 42 pages
...trade. Here it is as it came from the hand of Mr. Jefferson. He is speaking of the king of England : ' He has waged cruel war against human nature itself,...persons of a distant people, who never offended him ; capturing and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur a miserable death in... | |
| Moses Stuart - 1850 - 134 pages
...trade. Here it is as it came from the hand of Mr. Jefferson. He is speaking of the king of England : ' He has waged cruel war against human nature itself,...the persons of a distant people who never offended 10 him ; capturing and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur a miserable death... | |
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