 | Maria Edgeworth - 1811 - 654 pagina’s
...seized upon by the sheriff's officer for the payment of his master's debts * : he is forcibly separated from his wife and children, dragged to public auction, purchased by a stranger, and perhaps $ent to terminate his miserable existence in the mines of Mexico; excluded for ever from the light... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1813 - 298 pagina’s
...seized upon by the sheriff's officer for the payment of his master's debts ;" he is forcibly separated from his wife and children, dragged to public auction,...'miserable existence in the mines of Mexico : excluded forever from the light of heaven ! and all this without any crime or imprudence On his part, real or... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1816 - 630 pagina’s
...re'moved to another island ; of him who is " seized on by the sheriff's officer, forcibly separated from his wife and children, dragged to public auction,...in the mines of Mexico, excluded for ever from the sight of heaven ; and all this without any crime or demerit on his part real or pretended.'" To say... | |
 | Henry Koster - 1816 - 48 pagina’s
...are removed to another island; of him who is " seized on by the sheriff's officer, forcibly separated from his wife and children, dragged to public auction,...in the mines of Mexico, excluded for ever from the sight of heaven; and all this without any crime or dement on his part real or pretended." 1 To say... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1817 - 360 pagina’s
...seized upon by the she-riff's officer for the payment of his master's debts*: he is forcibly separated from his •wife and children, dragged to public auc-tion,...light of heaven! and all this with-out any crime or imprudence on his part, real or pretended. He is punished because his master is unfortunate ! * See... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1819 - 636 pagina’s
...cessaries of life. In this situation, he is seized on by the sheriff's officer, forcibly separated from his wife and children, dragged to public auction,...mines of Mexico, excluded for ever from the light • The act alluded to, is the 5 George II. c. 7. entitled " An act for the more easy recovery of debts... | |
 | Gavin Young - 1822 - 412 pagina’s
...situation he is seized by the sheriff's officer, " forcibly separated from his wife and chil" dren, dragged to public auction, purchased " by a stranger,...pretended. " He is punished because his master is unfor" tunate. I do not believe that any case of " force or fraud in Africa can be productive " of... | |
 | James Stephen - 1824 - 570 pagina’s
...necessaries of life. " In this situation he is seized on by the sheriff's officer, " forcibly separated from his wife and children, dragged to " public auction,..." pretended ! He is punished because his master is unfor" tunate. I do not believe that any case of force or fraud ** in Africa can be productive of greater... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 404 pagina’s
...seized upon by the sheriff's officer for the payment of his master's debts * : he is forcibly separated from his wife and children, dragged to public auction,...light of heaven ; and all this without any crime or imprudence on his part, real or pretended. He is punished because his master is unfortunate ! To this... | |
 | John Riland - 1827 - 272 pagina’s
...separated from his wife and children, dragged to public auction, purchased by a stranger, and sent perhaps to terminate his miserable existence in the mines...any crime or demerit on his part, real or pretended. I do not believe that any case of force or fraud in Africa can be productive of greater misery th.an... | |
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... forcibly separated from his wife and children, dragged to public auction, purchased by a stranger, and perhaps sent to terminate his miserable existence in the mines of Mexico; excluded for ever from the light of heaven! and all this without any crime... 
