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(WEST INDIES.) Grainger, James. The Sugar-Cane: A Poem. Frontispiece plate. 4to, modern 1/2 calf, minor wear; a few pages unevenly browned; modern bookplate on front pastedown. With half-title. London, 1764
Frequently cited as one of the worst poems of all time, both for its artistic flaws and its sentimental apologies for slavery ("Should sickness seize / With what solicitude are ye not nurs'd? / Ye Negroes, then, your pleasing task pursue / And, by your toil, deserve your master's care"). Of more value as an historical document, for its wealth of technical detail on the sugar plantations of the West Indies. Sabin 28249.
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