Alas, this immense wealth, this gilded splendor, this profusion of luxury, this exemption from toil, this life of ease, this sea of plenty were not the pearly gates they seemed to a world of happiness and sweet content.
From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the deceptive appearance of wealth and luxury at Colonel Lloyd's plantation.
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