Quote#Speech
When streams of unkindness, as bitter as gall
Quote byMartin Farquhar Tupper · 1810–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ballads for the Times (1851), Forgive and Forget, l. 1-8.
English (original)
When streams of unkindness, as bitter as gall, Bubble up from the heart to the tongue, And Meekness is writhing in torment and thrall, By the hands of Ingratitude wrung, — In the heat of injustice, unwept and unfair, While the anguish is festering yet, None, none but an angel or God can declare "I now can forgive and forget."
— Martin Farquhar Tupper
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