Charles Sumner: “For they are holy, the wounds that the Southerner dealt thee: Count…”

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For they are holy, the wounds that the Southerner dealt thee: Count them blessed, and blessed the mother that bore thee.

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Massachusetts

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In this passage, Sumner honors the wounds suffered for a noble cause, suggesting they are sacred.

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Charles Sumner: “For they are holy, the wounds that the Southerner dealt thee: Count them blessed, and blessed the mother that bore thee.”