Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POEMS ON THE SLAVE TRADE: 5, by ROBERT SOUTHEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Did then the bold slave rear at last the sword Last Line: But sweetens with revenge, the draught of death. Subject(s): Abolitionists; Slavery; Anti-slavery; Serfs | ||||||||
Did then the bold slave rear at last the sword Of vengeance? drenched he deep its thirsty blade In the cold bosom of his tyrant lord? Oh! who shall blame him? through the midnight shade Still o'er his tortured memory rushed the thought Of every past delight; his native grove, Friendship's best joys, and liberty and love, All lost for ever! then remembrance wrought His soul to madness: round his restless bed Freedom's pale specter stalked, with a stern smile Pointing the wounds of slavery, the while She shook her chains and hung her sullen head: No more on Heaven he calls with fruitless breath, But sweetens with revenge, the draught of death. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET BISHOP BRUNO by ROBERT SOUTHEY |
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