Solomon Northup

I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed,The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest.

I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed,The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest.

– Solomon Northup –

Twelve Years a Slave

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Miranda was shocked to hear Nicholas speak of slavery in glowing terms, as an efficient agricultural system. This wasn’t the South! Yet as she surveyed her employer’s strong dark profile in secret from beneath her long lashes, she was forced to conclude that the role of master suited Nicholas Van Ryn perfectly. Even when she closed her eyes, the impression of cruelty and power remained. But it was herself she saw as the darky slave, stripped of her free will and trembling at her master’s approach.

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