Charles Sumner: “The visitation of the abbeys in England disclosed vice and disorder in…”

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The visitation of the abbeys in England disclosed vice and disorder in startling forms, cloaked by the irresponsible privacy of monastic life.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner draws parallels between the hidden vices of monastic life in England and the secrecy surrounding slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “The visitation of the abbeys in England disclosed vice and disorder in startling forms, cloaked by the irresponsible…”