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require�察    �From     slaves   employed       for   daily   hire�察  �What    Stella    by   her 

friendship warmed�察�With vigour and delight performed。 My sinking spirits 

now supplies With   cordials in her hands   and   eyes�察 �Now  with   a   soft   and 

silent    tread�察 �Unheard      she   moves     about   my    bed。   I  see  her   taste  each 

nauseous   draught�察 �And   so   obligingly   am   caught�此  �I   bless   the   hand   from 

whence   they   came�察  �Nor   dare   distort   my   face   for   shame。   Best   pattern   of 

true   friends   beware�察  �You   pay   too   dearly   for   your   care�察  �If   while    your 

tenderness secures My life�察�it must endanger yours。 For such a fool was 

never found�察�Who pulled a palace to the ground�察�Only to have the ruins 

made Materials for a house decayed。 



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                              CHAPTER XI 



                     THE FIRST HE WROTE OCT。 17�察�1727。 



     MOST merciful Father�察�accept our humblest prayers in behalf of this 

Thy languishing servant�察�forgive the sins�察�the frailties�察�and             infirmities of 

her life past。     Accept the good deeds she hath done               in such a manner 

that�察�at whatever time Thou shalt please to call            her�察�she may be received 

into    everlasting    habitations。    Give     her    grace    to  continue    sincerely 

thankful to Thee for the many favours            Thou hast bestowed upon her�察�the 

ability and inclination and        practice to do good�察�and those virtues which 

have procured the        esteem and love of her friends�察�and a most unspotted 

name   in   the   world。     O   God�察  �Thou   dispensest   Thy   blessings   and   Thy 

punishments�察      �as it becometh infinite justice and mercy�察�and since it was 

Thy     pleasure to afflict her with a long�察�constant�察�weakly state of            health�察�

make her truly sensible that it was for very wise ends�察�and                 was largely 

made   up   to   her   in   other   blessings�察  �more   valuable   and   less   common。 

Continue to her�察�O Lord�察�that firmness and constancy               of mind wherewith 

Thou hast most graciously endowed her�察�together                 with that contempt of 

worldly things and vanities that she hath           shown in the whole conduct of 

her   life。  O   All´powerful   Being�察  �the      least   motion   of   whose   Will   can 

create or destroy a world�察�pity us�察        �the mournful friends of Thy distressed 

servant�察�who sink under the          weight of her present condition�察�and the fear 

of losing the most       valuable of our friends�察�restore her to us�察�O Lord�察�if it 

be   Thy    gracious   Will�察  �or   inspire   us   with   constancy   and   resignation   to 

support   ourselves   under   so   heavy   an   affliction。   Restore   her�察  �O    Lord�察�

for the sake of those poor�察�who by losing her will be              desolate�察�and those 

sick�察�who will not only want her bounty�察�but            her care and tending�察�or else�察�

in   Thy   mercy�察  �raise   up   some   other   in her   place   with   equal   disposition 

and better abilities。     Lessen�察�O      Lord�察�we beseech thee�察�her bodily pains�察�

or   give   her   a   double strength   of   mind   to   support   them。   And   if   Thou 

wilt soon take her       to Thyself�察�turn our thoughts rather upon that felicity 

which we       hope she shall enjoy�察�than upon that unspeakable loss we shall 



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endure。     Let her memory be ever dear unto us�察�and the example of                 her 

many     virtues�察  �as  far  as   human     infirmity   will  admit�察  �our    constant 

imitation。    Accept�察�O Lord�察�these prayers poured from the               very bottom 

of our hearts�察�in Thy mercy�察�and for the merits of our               blessed Saviour。 

AMEN。 



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                             CHAPTER XII 



           THE SECOND PRAYER WAS WRITTEN NOV。 6�察�1727。 



     O MERCIFUL Father�察�who never afflictest Thy children but for their 

own   good�察  �and   with   justice�察  �over   which   Thy   mercy   always   prevaileth�察�

either to turn them to repentance�察�or to punish them in the present                life�察�in 

order to reward them in a better�察�take pity�察�we beseech                 Thee�察�upon this 

Thy poor afflicted servant�察�languishing so long and                so grievously under 

the   weight   of   Thy   Hand。    Give   her   strength�察  �O    Lord�察  �to   support   her 

weakness�察  �and   patience   to   endure   her   pains�察    �without   repining   at   Thy 

correction。     Forgive every rash and          inconsiderate expression which her 

anguish     may    at   any   time   force    from     her   tongue�察   �while   her   heart 

continueth   in   an   entire   submission     to   Thy   Will。    Suppress   in   her�察  �O 

Lord�察�all eager desires of life�察      �and lesson her fears of death�察�by inspiring 

into her an humble yet         assured hope of Thy mercy。           Give her a sincere 

repentance for all      her transgressions and omissions�察�and a firm resolution 

to   pass   the   remainder      of  her  life  in  endeavouring      to  her   utmost   to 

observe   all    thy   precepts。    We   beseech   Thee   likewise   to   compose   her 

thoughts�察    �and preserve to her the use of her memory and reason during 

the    course   of   her   sickness。   Give   her   a   true   conception   of   the   vanity�察�

folly�察�and insignificancy of all human things�察�and strengthen her                 so as to 

beget    in  her   a  sincere   love  of   Thee   in  the   midst   of  her   sufferings。 

Accept and impute all her good deeds�察�and forgive her                 all those offences 

against Thee�察�which she hath sincerely repented              of�察�or through the frailty 

of memory hath forgot。         And now�察�O Lord�察         �we turn to Thee in behalf of 

ourselves�察�and the rest of her        sorrowful friends。       Let not our grief afflict 

her    mind�察  �and   thereby     have    an   ill  effect  on  her   present   distemper。 

Forgive the sorrow        and weakness of those among us who sink under the 

grief   and   terror   of   losing   so   dear  and   useful   a  friend。   Accept      and 

pardon our most        earnest prayers and wishes for her longer continuance 

in this evil    world�察�to do what Thou art pleased to call Thy service�察�and is 

only    her bounden duty�察�that she may be still a comfort to us�察�and to all 



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others�察  �who   will   want   the   benefit   of   her   conversation�察  �her   advice�察     �her 

good offices�察�or her charity。          And since Thou hast promised               that where 

two   or   three   are   gathered   together   in   Thy   Name�察  �Thou       wilt   be   in   the 

midst of them to grant their request�察�O Gracious                   Lord�察�grant to us who 

are   here   met   in   Thy   Name�察  �that   those      requests�察  �which   in   the   utmost 

sincerity and earnestness of our             hearts we have now made in behalf of 

this    Thy    distressed     servant�察    �and     of   ourselves�察    �may    effectually     be 

answered�察�through the merits            of Jesus Christ our Lord。          AMEN�察�



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                            CHAPTER XIII 



                       THE BEASTS' CONFESSION ��1732��。 



     WHEN beasts could speak ��the learned say They still can do so every 

day���察�It seems�察�they had religion then�察�As much as now we find in men。 It 

happened   when   a   plague   broke   out   ��Which   therefore   made   them   more 

devout�� The king of brutes ��to make it plain�察�Of quadrupeds I only mean���察�

By proclamation gave command�察�That every subject in the land Should to 

the priest confess their sins�察�And thus the pious wolf begins�此�Good father�察�I 

must own with shame�察�That�察�often I have been to blame�此�I must confess�察�

on Friday last�察�Wretch that I was�察�I broke my fast�此�But I defy the basest 

tongue To prove I did my neighbour wrong�察�Or ever went to seek my food 

By rapine�察�theft�察�or thirst of blood。 

     The ass approaching next�察�confessed�察�That in his heart he loved a jest�此�

A   wag   he   was�察  �he   needs   must   own�察  �And   could   not   let   a   dunce   alone�此�

Sometimes his friend he would not spare�察�And might perhaps be too severe�此�

But yet�察�the worst that could be said�察�He was a wit both born and bred�察�

And�察�if it be a sin or shame�察�Nature alone must bear the blame�此�One fault 

he hath�察�is sorry for't�察�His ears are half a foot too short�察�Which could he to 

the standard bring�察�He'd show his face before the king�此�Then�察�for his voice�察�

there's none disputes That he's the nightingale of brutes。 

     The swine with contrite heart allowed�察�His shape and beauty made him 

proud�此  �In   diet   was   perhaps too   nice�察  �But   gluttony  was   ne'er   his   vice�此  �In 

every   turn   of   life   content�察�And   meekly   took   what   fortune   sent�此  �Enquire 

through   all   the   parish   round�察  �A   better   neighbour   ne'er   was   found�此  �His 

vigilance might seine displease�察�'Tis true�察�he hated sloth like pease。 

     The mimic ape began his chatter�察�How evil tongues his life bespatter�此�

Much      of  the   cens'ring   world    complained�察     �Who    said   his  gravity   was 

feigned�此  �Indeed�察  �the   strictness   of   his   morals   Engage

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