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But soon as approaching the land,

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But soon as approaching the land,

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Print shows a British slave owner with two slaves kneeling before him whom he was about to whip; Britannia appears with the radiant glow of a goddess, causing the man to drop his whip. Includes four lines from "The Morning Dream", a poem by William Cowper.

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01/01/1833
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Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
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