On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
There was neither joy in my heart, nor elasticity in my step, as I started in search of the tyrant’s home.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “There was neither joy in my heart, nor elasticity in my step, as I started in search of the tyrant’s home.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes his profound dread and lack of hope as he began his journey to the home of his new, notoriously cruel enslaver.
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