William Cowper on Forgiveness
1731–1800 England
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Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
The Task (1785)
There is mercy in every place,
And mercy, encouraging thought!
Gives even affliction a grace
And reconciles man to his lot.
Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk (1782)
Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense? I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.