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I like well the way in which he takes head after head of the foul Hydra, and severs each as completely as ever Hercules did; yet his labor was child’s play in comparison.
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Sumner praises the thoroughness of a speaker's critique of slavery, comparing it to Hercules' legendary feats.
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