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Meekness, n.

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Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

[M is for Moses]

M is for Moses,
Who slew the Egyptian.
As sweet as a rose is
The meekness of Moses.
No monument shows his
Post-mortem inscription,
But M is for Moses,
Who slew the Egyptian.
The Biographical Alphabet.