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  1. Apr 2017
    1. curvetting

      (of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.

      leap gracefully or energetically.

    2. Ye say that the interest of the master is a sufficient protection to the slave. In the fury of man’s mad will, he will wittingly and with open eyes sell his own soul to the Devil to get his ends; and will he be more careful of his neighbor’s body?

      Having a master's favor could mean a much better life, and since Legree hated Tom it meant that he wanted to kill him even though it likened him to sin.