The Children of the Abbey

The Children of the Abbey Synopsis

Excerpt from The Children of the Abbey: A Tale

When insulted by malice, or oppressed by cruelty, the heart can assume a stern fortitude foreign to its nature; but this seeming, apathy vanishes at the voice of kindness, as the rigid frost of winter melts before the gentle in?uence of the sun; and tears, gushing tears of gratitude and sensibility express its yielding feelings. Sacred are such tears; they ?ow from the sweet source of social affection; the good alone can shed them.

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