A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.153 · 6.153

By dint of labor and thrift

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O pobre homem, á força de trabalho e economia, impondo-se privações,

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The poor man, by dint of labor and economy, imposing privations on himself,

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'Á força de' — by sheer force of work and saving. The father sets himself deliberate hardships, wringing the ransom out of his own comfort. The verbs are all of self-denial: what the master will not give, Miguel tears from his own life.

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