Mary Waring

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Mary Waring

Mary Waring (1760-1805) was an English Quaker diarist. She was neither a minister nor a public figure in the Society of Friends, and her diary is mainly concerned with her inward spiritual struggles. It also offers a glimpse into the life of her meeting at that time, Godalming Quaker Meeting in Surrey.

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I fear my gratitude is not fervent enough

"A dreadful alarm of fire in the night on our premises; but through the unspeakable goodness of Providence, it was got under without any material damage. O, how... Read more.