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Poem
May 29, 1915
The Appeal
Saint Paul, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Poem by Cowper decrying humanity's cruelty, where men enslave or destroy others based on skin color differences, severing natural brotherhood and marking it as human nature's foulest blot.
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HUMAN NATURE'S FOULEST BLOT."
My ear is pained
My soul is sick with every day's report
Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled.
There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart.
It does not feel for man: the natural bond
Of brotherhood is severed as the flax
That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not colored like his own: and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys:
'Tis human nature's foulest blot.
Cowper.
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My ear is pained
My soul is sick with every day's report
Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled.
There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart.
It does not feel for man: the natural bond
Of brotherhood is severed as the flax
That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not colored like his own: and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys:
'Tis human nature's foulest blot.
Cowper.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Slavery Abolition
Moral Virtue
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Human Cruelty
Racial Prejudice
Slavery
Brotherhood
Cowper
What entities or persons were involved?
Cowper
Poem Details
Title
Human Nature's Foulest Blot.
Author
Cowper
Form / Style
Iambic Pentameter
Key Lines
He Finds His Fellow Guilty Of A Skin
Not Colored Like His Own: And Having Power
To Enforce The Wrong, For Such A Worthy Cause
Dooms And Devotes Him As His Lawful Prey.
Thus Man Devotes His Brother, And Destroys:
'Tis Human Nature's Foulest Blot.