He was a great miracle-worker, in his day, but time has worked for him a greater miracle than all his miracles, for now his name stands for all that is desirable in government, noble in life, orderly and beautiful in society.
Here, Douglass speaks to the enduring legacy of great individuals, suggesting that their true significance is revealed over time.
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True it is that this faith was many times shaken by passing events, but never destroyed.
I believed I should get enough to eat at Covey’s, even if I suffered in other respects, and this to a hungry man is not a prospect to be regarded with indifference.