Days of menace, insult, and extortion, nights of bolts, fetters, and flagellation, succeeded to each other in the same round, and for a long time made up all the vicissitude of life to these miserable people.
This quote summarizes the relentless suffering endured by the oppressed, painting a grim picture of their daily lives under tyranny.
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