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Kindness.

Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney

Kindness soothes the bitter anguish,
    Kindness wipes the falling tear,
    Kindness cheers us when we languish,
    Kindness makes a friend more dear.

    Kindness turns a pain to pleasure,
    Kindness softens every woe,
    Kindness is the greatest treasure,
    That frail man enjoys below.

    Then how can I, so frail a being,
    Hope thy kindness to repay,
    My great weakness plainly seeing,
    Seeing plainer every day.

    Oh, I never can repay thee!
    That I but too plainly see;
    But I trust thou wilt forgive me,
    For the love I bear to thee.
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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GGGG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 554
Words 90
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney

Eliza Paul Kirkbride was born on April 6, 1801 in Philadelphia to Joseph and Mary Paul Kirkbride, both of Quaker descent.Eliza was recognized as a minister by the Quaker Monthly Meeting in England in July 1841. In 1850, Eliza returned to America and, in 1851, settled at West Hill. During the next eight years she resumed the labors of a traveling minister. Between 1855 and 1858, she preached in England, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. Eliza Gurney was a powerful and compelling preacher who was an important leader in the groups of English and American Quakers who tried to fight lethargy and doubt within the Society of Friends. more…

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