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To her parents, husband, children, In no care, no duty, no affection, Was she wanting, Receiving, deserving, winning, 12 From them respectively, Equal endearments.Of countenance and of disposition, Open, chearful, modest; 16Of behaviour, humble, courteous, easy; Of speech, affable, free, discreet; In civilities, punctual, sincere, and elegant; Prone to offices of kindness and good will; 20To enmity a stranger; Forward, earnest, impatient, To succour the distress'd, To comfort the afflicted; 24Solicitous for the poor, And rich in store of alms: Whereby she became The delight, the love, the blessing, of all. 28
In her houshold flourished Chearfulness, due order, thrift, and plenty.In the closet retired,

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