“Free, free! what a glorious ring to the word. Free! the bitter heart-struggle was over. Free! the soul could go out to heaven and to God with no chains to clog its flight or pull it down. Free! the earth wore a brighter look, and the very stars seemed to sing with joy. Yes, free! free by the laws of man and the smile of God-and Heaven bless them who made me so!” MenLooksHeartMadeSoulEarthLawJoyHeavenStarsStruggleRingsFlightBitterChainsGloriousBlessBrighter Book:Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House Source: Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
“The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.” PeopleNamesStarsWaterSkySpringAngelRiversThirdsDiedEnvironmentalBitterTrumpetsTorchesBlazingWormwood Author:John the Apostle