Her fervent piety and watchful uprightness made it impossible to see her without thinking and feeling “that woman is a Christian.” There was no sorrow nor suffering for which she had not a tear, and there was no innocent joy for which she had not a smile.
Douglass describes the initial benevolent and empathetic character of his mistress, highlighting her Christian virtues before the corrupting influence of slavery.
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