On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I said I felt as one might be supposed to feel, on escaping from a den of hungry lions.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I said I felt as one might be supposed to feel, on escaping from a den of hungry lions.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass uses a vivid metaphor to describe the intense feeling of relief and danger upon escaping slavery.
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