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Those of us who always abhorred slavery as an atheistical iniquity, gladly we join in the exulting chorus of humanity over its downfall.

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Herman Melville
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: August 1
Died: 1891
Died: September 28
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New York City
Hermann Melville
Herman Melvill
Always
Gladly
Downfall
Chorus
Join
Slavery
Atheism
Exulting
Humanity
Abhorred
Evil
Iniquity

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