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A poem by Frances E. W. Harper |
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The Dying Bondman |
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Title: The Dying Bondman Author: Frances E. W. Harper [More Titles by Harper] Life was trembling, faintly trembling He had been an Afric chieftain, He had longed to gain his freedom, By his bedside stood the master, "Master," said the dying bondman, "For the spirits of my fathers "Give to me the precious token, At his earnest plea the master O'er his wan and wasted features Eagerly he grasped the writing; [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |