Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I …

Alexander Pope
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Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me. ✨ 'The Universal Prayer' (1738)
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Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me. ✨ 'The Universal Prayer' (1738)

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