Both Uses of
pathos
in
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
- I saw again all the old plantations that I had ever seen; the whole history of the Negro ran through my mind; and the inexpressible pathos of his life found expression in these songs as I had never before felt it.†
Chpt Intr. *
- Here was the century-old problem in all its pathos seated singing before me.†
Chpt Intr.
Definition:
a quality that arouses pity or sorrow