Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free! They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
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- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Task. Book ii. The Timepiece. Line 40.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations (1905)
- The Task. Book ii. The Timepiece. Line 40.
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