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Poem
July 13, 1929
The Gazette
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A poem by Cowper criticizing humanity's cruelty, particularly the destruction of brotherhood based on differences in skin color, described as the foulest blot on human nature.
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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 broadest foulest blot.
Cowper.
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 broadest foulest blot.
Cowper.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Slavery Abolition
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Human Nature
Slavery
Skin Color
Brotherhood
Moral Blot
Cowper
What entities or persons were involved?
Cowper.
Poem Details
Title
"Human Nature's Foulest Blot."
Author
Cowper.
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.
'Tis Human Nature's Broadest Foulest Blot.