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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A GENTLE HEART
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J. R. MILLER, D.D.
AUTHOR OF "THE BUILDING OF CHARACTER," "THINGS TO LIVE FOR,
" THE BLESSING OF CHEERFULNESS," ETC.
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AUG 3l 1891
Copyright, 1896,
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J. R. M.
Philadelphia.
Thy gentleness hath made me great.
St. Paul.
voice,
He shall not cry aloud, nor lift up his
Nor cause it to be heard in the street.
break,
The bruised reed shall he not
the glimmering flax shall
he not quench.
And
6 A GENTLE HEART.
the rose, —
" O fondest object of my care,
Still fairest found where all are fair
For the sweet shade thou gavest me
Ask what thou wilt, 'tis granted thee.''
pulses.
14 .1 GENTLE HEART.
" No life
to her, and then with all the cares and toils that
are hers, and with all the interruptions and annoy-
ances of the busy days, it is no wonder if some-
times the strain is almost more than she can
eDdure in quiet patience.
Nevertheless, we should all try to learn the
lesson of gentleness in our homes. It is the
lesson that is needed to make the home-happiness
a little like heaven's. Home is meant to be a
ness.
food.
24 A GENTLE HEART.