{"id":7801,"date":"2026-07-02T10:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/?p=7801"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:30:32","slug":"twas-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/?p=7801","title":{"rendered":"Twas Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7804 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-for-july-2026-phillis-wheatley-1539201253-phillisWheatley-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-for-july-2026-phillis-wheatley-1539201253-phillisWheatley-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-for-july-2026-phillis-wheatley-1539201253-phillisWheatley.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018\u2019Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land,<br \/>\nTaught my benighted soul to understand That<br \/>\nthere\u2019s a God, that there\u2019s a Saviour too. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7803 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-for-phillis-wheatley-Phillis-Wheatley-Cover-Photo-Credit-FRIENDS-OF-THE-PUBLIC-GARDEN-768x1152-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-for-phillis-wheatley-Phillis-Wheatley-Cover-Photo-Credit-FRIENDS-OF-THE-PUBLIC-GARDEN-768x1152-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-for-phillis-wheatley-Phillis-Wheatley-Cover-Photo-Credit-FRIENDS-OF-THE-PUBLIC-GARDEN-768x1152-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-for-phillis-wheatley-Phillis-Wheatley-Cover-Photo-Credit-FRIENDS-OF-THE-PUBLIC-GARDEN-768x1152-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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