“Forced from home and all its pleasures Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger's treasures O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold; But, though slave they have enrolled me, Minds are never to be sold.”
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Cowper, W. (n.d.). Forced from home and all its pleasures Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger's treasures O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold; But, though slave they have enrolled me, Minds are never to be sold. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38110-forced-from-home-and-all-its-pleasures-africs/
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Cowper, William. “Forced from home and all its pleasures Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger's treasures O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold; But, though slave they have enrolled me, Minds are never to be sold.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38110-forced-from-home-and-all-its-pleasures-africs/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Cowper, William. “Forced from home and all its pleasures Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger's treasures O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold; But, though slave they have enrolled me, Minds are never to be sold.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38110-forced-from-home-and-all-its-pleasures-africs/.