Charles Sumner: “Augustin commenced the work, so that the conversion of England may be…”

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Augustin commenced the work, so that the conversion of England may be traced to the sympathies aroused by English slaves on the banks of the Tiber.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner connects the conversion of England to the compassion shown towards English slaves, illustrating a historical narrative.

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Charles Sumner: “Augustin commenced the work, so that the conversion of England may be traced to the sympathies aroused by English slaves…”