On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It seemed to me, as it thundered up from the vast audience, like the fall of an immense shaft, flung from shoulders already galled by its crushing weight.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It seemed to me, as it thundered up from the vast audience, like the fall of an immense shaft, flung from shoulders…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass uses a powerful metaphor to describe the overwhelming applause for a speaker at a pivotal church meeting.
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