On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The prospect, from that point, did look about as dark as any that ever cast its gloom over the vision of the anxious, out-looking, human spirit.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The prospect, from that point, did look about as dark as any that ever cast its gloom over the vision of the anxious…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes a moment of profound despair, reflecting on the bleakness of his prospects as an enslaved person.
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