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He is between the upper and the nether millstones, and is hence ground to dust.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He is between the upper and the nether millstones, and is hence ground to dust.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass uses a metaphor to describe the plight of laborers caught between oppressive forces.
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