Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 10
what longings after freedom took possession of his breast, and how his misery augmented, in proportion as he grew reflective and intelligent,—thus demonstrating that a happy slave is an extinct man!
que anseios por liberdade tomaram posse de seu peito, e como sua miséria aumentou, na proporção em que ele se tornou reflexivo e inteligente,—demonstrando assim que um escravo feliz é um homem extinto!
how he thought, reasoned, felt, under the lash of the driver, with the chains upon his limbs!
como ele pensou, raciocinou, sentiu, sob o chicote do feitor, com as correntes sobre seus membros!
what perils he encountered in his endeavors to escape from his horrible doom!
que perigos ele enfrentou em seus esforços para escapar de seu horrível destino!
and how signal have been his deliverance and preservation in the midst of a nation of pitiless enemies!
e quão notáveis foram sua libertação e preservação no meio de uma nação de inimigos impiedosos!
This Narrative contains many affecting incidents, many passages of great eloquence and power; but I think the most thrilling one of them all is the description _Douglass_ gives of his feelings, as he stood soliloquizing respecting his fate, and the chances of his one day being a freeman, on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay—viewing the receding vessels as they flew with their white wings before the breeze, and apostrophizing them as animated by the living spirit of freedom.
Esta Narrativa contém muitos incidentes comoventes, muitas passagens de grande eloquência e poder; mas creio que a mais emocionante de todas é a descrição que _Douglass_ faz de seus sentimentos, enquanto ficava a soliloquiar sobre seu destino, e as chances de um dia ser um homem livre, nas margens da Baía de Chesapeake—observando os navios que se afastavam enquanto voavam com suas asas brancas diante da brisa, e apostrofando-os como animados pelo espírito vivo da liberdade.
Who can read that passage, and be insensible to its pathos and sublimity?
Quem pode ler essa passagem e ser insensível ao seu pathos e sublimidade?
Compressed into it is a whole Alexandrian library of thought, feeling, and sentiment—all that can, all that need be urged, in the form of expostulation, entreaty, rebuke, against that crime of crimes,—making man the property of his fellow-man!
Comprimida nela está uma biblioteca alexandrina inteira de pensamento, sentimento e emoção—tudo o que pode, tudo o que precisa ser instado, na forma de expostulação, súplica, repreensão, contra aquele crime dos crimes,—fazer do homem a propriedade de seu semelhante!
Vocabulary
- que
- that; which; what (relative/interrogative pronoun)
- anseios
- yearnings; longings; desires or aspirations
- por
- for; by; through (preposition indicating cause/agent)
- liberdade
- freedom; liberty from constraint or oppression
- tomaram
- took; seized; assumed (past tense of tomar)
- posse
- possession; ownership; control of something
- de
- of; from; belonging to (preposition)
- seu
- his; her; its; your (possessive adjective)
- peito
- chest; breast; heart (body part)
- como
- how; as; like (conjunction/adverb)
- sua
- his; her; its; your (feminine possessive)
- miséria
- misery; poverty; wretchedness and suffering
- aumentou
- increased; grew; became greater (past tense)
- na
- in the; on the (contraction: em + a)
- proporção
- proportion; ratio; relative size or measure
- em
- in; on; at (preposition indicating location/time)
- ele
- he; him (masculine personal pronoun)
- se
- himself; herself; themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- tornou
- became; turned into (past tense of tornar)
- reflexivo
- reflective; thoughtful; given to reflection
- inteligente
- intelligent; smart; mentally capable and quick
- demonstrando
- demonstrating; showing; proving or exhibiting
- assim
- thus; so; in this manner or way
- um
- a; an; one (indefinite article/numeral)
- escravo
- slave; enslaved person held in bondage
- feliz
- happy; content; pleased or joyful
- homem
- man; adult male human being
- extinto
- extinct; dead; no longer existing
- pensou
- thought; reflected; considered mentally (past tense)
- raciocinou
- reasoned; thought logically (past tense)
- sentiu
- felt; experienced emotion (past tense of sentir)
- sob
- under; beneath (preposition indicating position)
- chicote
- whip; lash used for striking
- do
- of the; from the (contraction: de + o)
- feitor
- overseer; foreman; manager of workers
- com
- with; accompanied by (preposition)
- as
- the; those (feminine plural article)
- correntes
- chains; shackles; metal bonds
- sobre
- on; upon; over (preposition indicating position)
- seus
- his; her; its; your (plural possessive)
- membros
- members; limbs; body parts or parts
- perigos
- dangers; perils; threats or hazards
- enfrentou
- faced; confronted; met directly (past tense)
- esforços
- efforts; exertions; attempts or endeavors
- para
- for; to; in order to (preposition)
- escapar
- to escape; to get away from
- horrível
- horrible; dreadful; extremely unpleasant
- destino
- destiny; fate; predetermined future course
- quão
- how; to what extent or degree
- notáveis
- notable; remarkable; worthy of attention
- foram
- were; existed (past tense of ser)
- libertação
- liberation; freedom from captivity or control
- preservação
- preservation; protection from decay or harm
- no
- in the; on the (contraction: em + o)
- meio
- middle; midst; center or environment
- nação
- nation; country; political community or state
- inimigos
- enemies; foes; adversaries or opponents
- impiedosos
- merciless; pitiless; without compassion
- Esta
- this (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)
- Narrativa
- narrative; story; account of events
- contém
- contains; holds; includes or encompasses
- muitos
- many; numerous; a large number
- incidentes
- incidents; events; occurrences or happenings
- comoventes
- moving; touching; emotionally affecting
- passagens
- passages; sections; parts of text
- grande
- great; large; big or magnificent
- eloquência
- eloquence; expressive and persuasive speech
- poder
- power; strength; ability or capacity
- mas
- but; however; expressing contrast
- creio
- I believe; I think (present tense)
- mais
- more; most; greater quantity or degree
- emocionante
- exciting; thrilling; emotionally moving
- todas
- all; every one (feminine plural)
- descrição
- description; depiction; detailed account
- faz
- makes; does; produces (present tense)
- sentimentos
- feelings; emotions; affections or sensations
- enquanto
- while; as; during the time that
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