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第41章 SPEAK GENTLY

1.Speak gently; it is better far To rule by love than fear:Speak gently; let no harsh words mar1:The good we might do here.

2.Speak gently to the little child; Its love be sure to gain;Teach it in accents2 soft and mild;It may not long remain.

3.Speak gently to the aged one; Grieve not the careworn heart: The sands of life are nearly run; Let such in peace depart.

4.Speak gently,kindly,to the poor; Let no harsh tone be heard;They have enough they must endure3,1Mar,injure,hurt.2Accents,language,tones. 3 Endure,bear,suffer.5Without an unkind word.

5.Speak gently to the erring1; know They must have toiled in vain; Perhaps unkindness made them so; Oh,win them back again.

6.Speak gently: ’t is a little thing Dropped in the heartˊs deep well;The good,the joy,which it may bring,Eternity2 shall tell.

(George Washington Langford)