7 Jan 2013

My Friend Judge Not Me -- Anonymous

My friend, judge not me,
Thou seest I judge not thee;
Betwixt the stirrop and the ground,
Mercy I askt, mercy I found.

Source: Camden 1637, Remaines Concerning Britaine, p. 392. 
Quoted by Dr. Hill on epitaph to a man killed by a fall from his horse. www.bartleby.com/78/450.html

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