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We do not know a great deal about this relationship between the two men: in this as in so many cases the intimate stories of these men and women, "also their love, and their hatred, and their envy is now perished." But we do know that thirty years later when the gallant captain lay dying he wrote in his will: "I give three pounds to Mercy Robinson, whom I tenderly love for her grandfather's sake." Surely one feels the touching eloquence of this brief sentence the fitting close of a life not only heroic in action, but deeply sensitive in sentiment. WE DO NOT KNOW A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THIS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO MEN IN THIS AS IN SO MANY CASES THE INTIMATE STORIES OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN ALSO THEIR LOVE AND THEIR HATRED AND THEIR ENVY IS NOW PERISHED BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THIRTY YEARS LATER WHEN THE GALLANT CAPTAIN LAY DYING HE WROTE IN HIS WILL I GIVE THREE POUNDS TO MERCY ROBINSON WHOM I TENDERLY LOVE FOR HER GRANDFATHER'S SAKE SURELY ONE FEELS THE TOUCHING ELOQUENCE OF THIS BRIEF SENTENCE THE FITTING CLOSE OF A LIFE NOT ONLY HEROIC IN ACTION BUT DEEPLY SENSITIVE IN SENTIMENT
d the others day and night, "unceasing in his loving care." As in many audacious characters this sweeter side of his nature does not seem to have been fully appreciated by his contemporaries, and we have the letter in which Robinson, that "most learned, polished and modest spirit," writes to Bradford, and warns him to have care about Standish. He loves him right well, and is persuaded that God has given him to them in mercy and for much good, if he is used aright; but he fears that there may be wanting in him "that tenderness of the life of man (made after God's image) which is meet." This warning doubtless flattered Standish, but Robinson's later criticism of his methods at Weymouth hurt the little captain cruelly. He seems to have cherished an intense affection for the Leyden pastor, such as valorous natures often feel for meditative ones, and that Robinson died before he--Standish--could justify himself was a deep grief to the soldier to whom mere physical hardships were as nothing. RICKEN WITH SICKNESS HE TENDED THE OTHERS DAY AND NIGHT UNCEASING IN HIS LOVING CARE AS IN MANY AUDACIOUS CHARACTERS THIS SWEETER SIDE OF HIS NATURE DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN FULLY APPRECIATED BY HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND WE HAVE THE LETTER IN WHICH ROBINSON THAT MOST LEARNED POLISHED AND MODEST SPIRIT WRITES TO BRADFORD AND WARNS HIM TO HAVE CARE ABOUT STANDISH HE LOVES HIM RIGHT WELL AND IS PERSUADED THAT GOD HAS GIVEN HIM TO THEM IN MERCY AND FOR MUCH GOOD IF HE IS USED ARIGHT BUT HE FEARS THAT THERE MAY BE WANTING IN HIM THAT TENDERNESS OF THE LIFE OF MAN MADE AFTER GOD'S IMAGE WHICH IS MEAT THIS WARNING DOUBTLESS FLATTERED STANDISH BUT ROBINSON'S LATER CRITICISM OF HIS METHODS AT WEYMOUTH HURT THE LITTLE CAPTAIN CRUELLY HE SEEMS TO HAVE CHERISHED AN INTENSE AFFECTION FOR THE LEYDEN PASTOR SUCH AS VALOROUS NATURES OFTEN FEEL FOR MEDITATIVE ONES AND THAT ROBINSON DIED BEFORE HE STANDISH COULD JUSTIFY HIMSELF WAS A DEEP GRIEF TO THE SOLDIER TO WHOM MERE PHYSAL HARDSHIPS WERE AS NOTHING
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