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| | Anonymous, "The Slave Ship" |
 | | The poem's story itself, although much condensed, matches a version given in the journal of J.B. Romaigne, a twelve year old boy who sailed as a passenger on this trip. |
 | | Headnote, line 2, "Bonny": A Nigerian port town located on the Bight of Bonny, near the Gulf of Guineau. |
 | | Headnote, line 3, "April 1819": Although Napoleon made slavery and the slave trade illegal in the French Empire in 1815, the law was not enforced and the slave trade continued illegally for many years. |
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