Slaves Cannot Breathe In England; If Their Lungs Receive Our Air, That Moment They Are Free!

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Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs
Receive our air, that moment they are free!
They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
-- William Cowper (1731-1800)
-- The Task, Book ii, The Timepiece, Line 40

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