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Kris G Posted 9 years ago
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Slavery ran the iron into him then and there
He alluded to it frequently while the slave problem was perplexing him and his advisers during the war, and the picture was before his eyes when he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. As one of his companions said, "Slavery ran the iron into him then and there."
While reading a biography on the life of A. Lincoln, I came across this sentence that I don't quite understand. Can anyone reword it for me?
While reading a biography on the life of A. Lincoln, I came across this sentence that I don't quite understand. Can anyone reword it for me?
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He alluded to it It would be helpful to know what 'it' refers to. Without that context, I interpret Slavery ran the iron into him to mean the mental image of slavery strengthened his resolve to write the Emancipation Proclamation. Iron in your character is often associated with determination.
- He alluded to it It would be helpful to know what 'it' refers to.
- Without that context, I interpret Slavery ran the iron into him to mean the mental image of slavery strengthened his resolve to write the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Iron in your character is often associated with determination.
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He alluded to it
It would be helpful to know what 'it' refers to. Without that context, I interpret
Slavery ran the iron into him
to mean the mental image of slavery strengthened his resolve to write the Emancipation Proclamation.
Iron in your character is often associated with determination.
It would be helpful to know what 'it' refers to. Without that context, I interpret
Slavery ran the iron into him
to mean the mental image of slavery strengthened his resolve to write the Emancipation Proclamation.
Iron in your character is often associated with determination.
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Thank you for your reply! The 'it' refers to the horrors he had witnessed while voyaging; he had seen chained people being beaten and being sold at auctions on the deck of ships, which made a huge impact on him and he was never able to forget the scene: "Even to the day of his death the recollection was vivid. " That's what he alluded to
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