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The mere recurrence to those songs, even now, afflicts me; and while I am writing these lines, an expression of feeling has already found its way down my cheek.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Here, Douglass conveys how the memories of the songs still evoke strong emotions in him, even years later.
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