An attachment, deep and lasting, sprung up between me and my persecuted pupils, which made parting from them intensely grievous; and, when I think that most of these dear souls are yet shut up in this abject thralldom, I am overwhelmed with grief.
Douglass expresses his deep sorrow and grief over the continued enslavement of his former students, with whom he formed a strong bond.
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