I did, come what might; that he had used me like a brute for six months, and that I was determined to be used so no longer. With that, he strove to drag me to a stick that was lying just out of the stable door. He meant to knock me down. My Bondage and My Freedom ... - Page 238by Frederick Douglass - 1855 - 464 pagesFull view - About this book
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