All 9 Uses of
compel
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- The master is frequently compelled to sell this class of his slaves, out of deference to the feelings of his white wife; and, cruel as the deed may strike any one to be, for a man to sell his own children to human flesh-mongers, it is often the dictate of humanity for him to do so; for, unless he does this, he must not only whip them himself, but must stand by and see one white son tie up his brother, of but few shades darker complexion than himself, and ply the gory lash to his naked…†
Chpt 1
- In accomplishing this, I was compelled to resort to various stratagems.†
Chpt 7
- Having no resources within himself, he was compelled to be the copyist of many, and being such, he was forever the victim of inconsistency; and of consequence he was an object of contempt, and was held as such even by his slaves.†
Chpt 9
- My thoughts would compel utterance; and there, with no audience but the Almighty, I would pour out my soul's complaint, in my rude way, with an apostrophe to the moving multitude of ships:— "You are loosed from your moorings, and are free; I am fast in my chains, and am a slave!†
Chpt 10
- His master is enraged at him; but, not willing to send him off without food, gives him more than is necessary, and compels him to eat it within a given time.†
Chpt 10
- Master Hugh, for once, was compelled to say this state of things was too bad.†
Chpt 10
- I was compelled to deliver every cent of that money to Master Hugh.
Chpt 10 *compelled = forced
- Not because he earned it,—not because he had any hand in earning it,—not because I owed it to him,—nor because he possessed the slightest shadow of a right to it; but solely because he had the power to compel me to give it up.†
Chpt 10
- This amount I was compelled to make up, or relinquish the privilege of hiring my time.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(compel) to force someone to do something
or more rarely:
to convince someone to do something