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She broke into the Ethiop’s home, as a wolf into a sheepfold at midnight.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “She broke into the Ethiop’s home, as a wolf into a sheepfold at midnight.”
Editor's note · Context
This metaphor highlights the violent intrusion of slavery into the lives of innocent people.
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