Think not the good,
The gentle deeds of mercy thou hast done,
Shall die forgotten all; the poor, the prisoner,
The fatherless, the friendless, and the widow,
Who daily owe the bounty of thy hand,
Shall cry to Heaven, and pull a blessing on thee.
--_Nicholas Rowe._
1335
He that showeth mercy when it may be best spared will receive mercy when
it shall be most needed.
1336