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I would rather die upon yonder gallows than live in slavery.
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The speaker says that death by hanging would be preferable to living as an enslaved person. The contrast makes freedom and personal dignity seem more valuable than continued life without liberty. “Yonder gallows” points to a visible place of execution, making the choice between the two conditions direct and stark.
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