Both Uses of
prudent
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- I am strongly tempted to give the names of two or three of those little boys, as a testimonial of the gratitude and affection I bear them; but prudence forbids;—not that it would injure me, but it might embarrass them; for it is almost an unpardonable offence to teach slaves to read in this Christian country.†
Chpt 7prudence = good sense and caution
- I therefore, though with great prudence, commenced early to ascertain their views and feelings in regard to their condition,
Chpt 10 *prudence = caution
Definitions:
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(1)
(prudent) sensible and careful
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Prudence is also a female name.