All 6 Uses of
fugitive
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- I was afraid to speak to any one for fear of speaking to the wrong one, and thereby falling into the hands of money-loving kidnappers, whose business it was to lie in wait for the panting fugitive, as the ferocious beasts of the forest lie in wait for their prey.†
Chpt 11
- Let him be a fugitive slave in a strange land—a land given up to be the hunting-ground for slaveholders—whose inhabitants are legalized kidnappers—where he is every moment subjected to the terrible liability of being seized upon by his fellowmen, as the hideous crocodile seizes upon his prey!†
Chpt 11
- …the midst of plenty, yet suffering the terrible gnawings of hunger,—in the midst of houses, yet having no home,—among fellow-men, yet feeling as if in the midst of wild beasts, whose greediness to swallow up the trembling and half-famished fugitive is only equalled by that with which the monsters of the deep swallow up the helpless fish upon which they subsist,—I say, let him be placed in this most trying situation,—the situation in which I was placed,—then, and not till then, will he…†
Chpt 11
- only equalled by that with which the monsters of the deep swallow up the helpless fish upon which they subsist,——I say, let him be placed in this most trying situation,——the situation in which I was placed,——then, and not till then, will he fully appreciate the hardships of, and know how to sympathize with, the toil-worn and whip-scarred fugitive slave.†
Chpt 11
- Mr. Ruggles was then very deeply engaged in the memorable Darg case, as well as attending to a number of other fugitive slaves, devising ways and means for their successful escape; and, though watched and hemmed in on almost every side, he seemed to be more than a match for his enemies.†
Chpt 11
- A colored man and a fugitive slave were on unfriendly terms.
Chpt 11 *fugitive = running from the law
Definition:
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(fugitive as in: she is a fugitive) someone who is running away or hiding to avoid arrest or an unpleasant situation