"Not so the slave; oppress'd with secret care, / He sinks the hapless victim of despair; / Or, doom'd to torments that might even move / The steely heart, and melt it into love; / Till worn with anguish, with'ring in his bloom, / He falls an early tenant of the tomb!"
Poems on Slavery
At least 2 entries ECCO and ESTC (1788, 1789).<br>
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<u>Poems on Slavery: by Maria Falconar, Aged 17, and Harriet Falconar, Aged 14.</u> (London: Printed for Messrs. Egertons, Charing-Cross; Mr. Murray, Temple-Bar; and Mr. J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1788). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T61945">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;