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She has heard of Boston and its noble women of old, and she hies hither as to a city of refuge,--as to a sanctuary where virtue has an altar, and where she can lay down her hunted and weary body, and be at rest.
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Mann describes the hope and refuge that Boston represents for those fleeing oppression.
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