Alas! and am I born for this,
To wear this slavish chain?
Deprived of all created bliss,
Through hardship, toil and pain!
How long have I in bondage lain,
And languished to be free!
Alas! and must I still complain—
Horton recognizes the pain that is naturally brought along with slavery. This is where Horton states his stance on slavery in “On liberty and Slavery”. Not that it is anything eye opening, but it is none the less the stance that Horton has on being enslaved.
On Liberty and Slavery