Frederick Douglass about sorrow (“Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave”, 1845) - Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.
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“ Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears. ”
 Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845). copy citation

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Frederick Douglass about sorrow (“Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave”, 1845) - Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.
Frederick Douglass about sorrow (“Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave”, 1845) - Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.