The following poem titled “Forgive and Forget” was written pseudonymously by Philo Junius and published in Home Circle in 1850.[1]
There’s a magic in kindness
That springs from above:—
‘Tis the type of forgiveness
And herald of love.
If a neighbour offends thee,
Revenge not—but yet,
Remember the motto—
“Forgive and Forget.”
There’s a magic in kindness,
Its home is the heart,
And existence must cease,
Ere its power depart:
It calmeth our passions
And sorrows—then let
Us remember the motto—
“Forgive and Forget.”
Thus friendship will flourish,
And fellowship spread,
And for strife and contention
Peace prosper instead:
And the wide world will find,
That it owes a deep debt,
To that sweet little motto—
“Forgive and Forget.”
[1] Philo Junius, ‘Forgive and Forget’, Home Circle, 31 August 1850, 138.
Categories: 19th Century, Forgive and Forget, History, Home Circle, Philo Junius, Pierce Egan, poem, Poetry