Poems by a slave in the island of Cuba, recently liberated;

1840·10.6 MB·English

by  Manzano, Juan Francisco, 1797-1854

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POEMS
BY
A SLAVE IN THE ISLAND OF CUBA,
RECENTLY LIBERATED
TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH,
BY
MADDEN,
R, R. M. D.
WITH THE HISTORY OF THE
EARLY LIFE OF THE NEGRO POET,
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF;
TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED
TWO PIECES DESCRIPTIVE OF
CUBAN SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE-TRAFFIC,
BY R. R. M.
LONDON
THOMAS WARD AND
CO.,
PATERNOSTER ROW;
•27,
AND MAY BE HAD AT THE OFFICE OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN
ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY,27 NEW BROAD STREET.
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1840.

C ON TENTS,
Slave-Trade Merchant 7
The Sugar Estate 19
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The life of the Negro Poet 45
The Poems of the negro Poet 70
Ode to Death 79
Ode to Calumny 80
Ode to Religion ... ... 81
Thirty Years 84
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TheCucuya or Fire-Fly 85
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The Clock that gains 87
The Dream .... 88
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A Specimen of In-edited Cuban Poetry 92
APPENDIX.
Questions addressed to Senor of Havana, by
R. R. Madden 117
Questions respecting the State of Religion in Cuba,
addressed to Senor of the Havana, b.y ..
R. R.Madden 125
Necessity of Separating t.he Iri.sh in.Ame.rica.from.
the sin"of Slavery ..... 135
Bartholomew Las Casas ..... 150
Evils of the Cuban Slave-Trade 156
Condition of Slaves in Cuba .... 161
Laws for the Pro.tect.ion.of Slaves in Cu.ba .. .. .. 170
Emancipation of Slaves in Cuba 181
Glossary 184