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It was tenfold harder after living in Master Hugh’s family, where I had always had enough to eat, and of that which was good.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was tenfold harder after living in Master Hugh’s family, where I had always had enough to eat, and of that which was…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass contrasts his previous life of relative comfort with the harsh realities of his current situation, emphasizing the psychological impact of hunger.
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