All 4 Uses of
humane
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Master, however, was not a humane slaveholder.†
Chpt 1 *
- I indulged a faint hope that his conversion would lead him to emancipate his slaves, and that, if he did not do this, it would, at any rate, make him more kind and humane.†
Chpt 9
- It neither made him to be humane to his slaves, nor to emancipate them.†
Chpt 9
- I was relieved from it by the humane hand of Mr. DAVID RUGGLES, whose vigilance, kindness, and perseverance, I shall never forget.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
characterized by kindness -- especially a motivation to reduce suffering of others or of animals