 | Frederick Douglass - 1855 - 492 pages
...as a speck, yet large enough to justify a pause for retrospection — and a pause it must only be. Young, ardent, and hopeful, I entered upon this new...engaged in it were good ; the means to attain its trinmph, good ; Heaven's blessing must attend all, and freedom must soon be given to the pining millions... | |
 | Frederick Douglass - 1855 - 512 pages
...as a speck, yet largo enough to justify a pause for retrospection — and a pause it must only be. Young, ardent, and hopeful, I entered upon this new...cause was good ; the men engaged in it were good ; the meaus to attain its triumph, good ; Heaven's blessing must attend all, and freedom must soon be given... | |
 | Frederick Douglass - 1857 - 466 pages
...as•;a speck, yet large enough to justify a pause for retrospection—and a pause it must only be. Young, ardent, and hopeful, I entered upon this new...were good ; the means to attain its triumph, good ; Heaven's blessing must attend all, and freedom must soon be given to the pining millions under a... | |
 | Frederick Douglass - 1882 - 516 pages
...this enthusiastic spirit I dropped into the ranks of freedom's friends, and went forth to the battle. For a time, I was made to forget that my skin was dark and my hair crisped. For a time, I regretted that I could not have shared the hardships and dangers endured by... | |
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Young, ardent, and hopeful, I entered upon this new life in the full gush of unsuspecting enthusiasm. The cause was good; the men engaged in it were good; the means to attain its triumph, good; Heaven's blessing must attend all, and freedom must soon... 
