William Wilberforce

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Photo by Adam Carr, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Wilberforce Contra Mundum by John Wesley

John Wesley wrote to a young William Wilberforce to encourage him in his campaign against the slave trade.

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A Change of Heart by Travers Buxton

An irate coal merchant squares up to the oh-so-righteous gentleman who didn’t like the way he was treating his horse.

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By John Simpson (1782–1847), Art Institute of Chicago, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

An Incorrigible Fanatic by William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce told Parliament that the more his opponents slandered him, the more he was sure he was winning.

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Metaphors : Choose one of these words and use it metaphorically, not literally.
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