Then may we hope that even Africa, though last of all the quarters of the globe, shall enjoy at length in the evening of her days those blessings which have descended so plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of the world. The African Slave Trade, and Its Remedy - Page xde Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1840 - 495 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1st bart.) - 1839 - 274 pages
...countenance and help, I see no reason for despair. What has been done, * See page 170. t Laird, vol. ip 219. may be done again ; and it is matter of history, that...the evening of her days, those blessings which have de* By the concurrent testimony of the best ancient historians, our forefathers were nothing better... | |
| Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1839 - 270 pages
...enjoys, in comparison with Africa, a blaze of light, liberty, religion, and happiness. That nation AS Great Britain. What we find the African, the Romans...the evening of her days, those blessings which have dex * By the concurrent testimony of the best ancient historians, our forefathers were nothing better... | |
| Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1839 - 274 pages
...to be seen exposed for sale, like cattle, in the Roman market." — Henry, vol. ii. p. 225. scended so plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of...raise Africa from the dust is an object worthy of the efforts of the highest order of ambition. It is calculated that Napoleon, in the course of his career,... | |
| William Augustus Gordon Hake - 1840 - 164 pages
...immense continent. Then may we hope that even Africa, though last of all the quarters of the globe, shall enjoy at length, in the evening of her days, those...plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of the world. Then also will Europe, participating in her improvement and prosperity, receive an ample recompense... | |
| 1851 - 428 pages
...it is matter of history, that from superstitions as bloody, from a state of intellect as rude, aud from the Slave Trade itself, a nation has been reclaimed,...raise Africa from the dust is an object worthy of the efforts of the highest order of ambition. It is calculated that Napoleon, in the course of his career,... | |
| 1872 - 862 pages
...after expressing a fervent hope that even " Africa, though last of all the quarters of the globe, shall enjoy at length, in the evening of her days, those...plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of the world " — Nos .... primus equis Oriens aflUrit »nbelis ; Illio sera rubena aooendit lamina vesper." "... | |
| Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - 224 pages
...immense continent. Then may we hope that even Africa, though last of all the quarters of the globe, shall enjoy at length, in the evening of her days, those...plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of the world. Then also will Europe, participating in the improvement and prosperity, receive an ample recompense... | |
| David Addison Harsha - 1857 - 544 pages
...immense continent. Then may we hope that even Africa though last of all the quarters of the globe, shall enjoy at length, in the evening of her days, those...plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of the world. Then, also, will Europe, participating in her improvement and prosperity, receive an ample recompense... | |
| Abraham Hayward - 1874 - 434 pages
...after expressing a fervent hope that even ' Africa, though last of all the quarters of the globe, shall enjoy at length, in the evening of her days, those...plentifully upon us in a much earlier period of the world — ' Nos .... primus equis Oriens afflavit anhelis ; Illic sera rubens accendit lumina vesper.' '... | |
| William O. Blake - 1857 - 934 pages
...continent. Then might we hope that even Africa, though last of all the quarters of the globe, should enjoy at length, in the evening of her days, those blessings which had descended so plentifully upon us in a mu'ch earlier period of the world. Then also would Europe,... | |
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