The sailor, who had served in the slave trade. (From Southey's poems.)
The sailor, who had served in the slave trade. (From Southey's poems.)
In September, 1798, a dissenting minister of Bristol, discovered a sailor in the neighbourhood of that city, groaning and praying in a hovel. The circumstance that occasioned his agony of mind is detailed in the annexed ballad ...
First published 1798
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SailorsPoetrySlave-tradeSlave tradeBroadsidesPersonal narrativesBalladsBiography