On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
A noble nature, like hers, could not, instantly, be wholly perverted; and it took several years to change the natural sweetness of her temper into fretful bitterness.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass observes in his autobiography how the corrupting influence of slavery gradually transformed the kind disposition of his mistress over several years.
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