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The tempest may blow,--but ours is a life-boat, not to be harmed by wind or wave.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The tempest may blow,--but ours is a life-boat, not to be harmed by wind or wave.”
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Sumner uses a metaphor to convey resilience in the face of challenges, likening their cause to a sturdy lifeboat.
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