On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
So the great world was opening upon me, and I was eagerly acquainting myself with its multifarious lessons.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “So the great world was opening upon me, and I was eagerly acquainting myself with its multifarious lessons.”
Editor's note · Context
As he recounts his journey away from the plantation, Douglass expresses his eagerness to learn and experience the wider world opening before him.
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