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NP.775.070
16-23 Oct 1775:41 (3/108)
ON FRIENDSHIP.
Come, sacred friendship, come and bring along
Thy train of joys to animate my song,
. . . [ ] me let all thy consolations flow,
. . . [ ] mitigate the pow'r of human woe.
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To history attend, and then regard
Th' instructive numbers of the tuneful bard.
His cares, his toils, and pleasures I would share,
And he the same concern for me should bear:
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"His harp he tunes, and to the sounding strings
Exalts his voice to praise the King of Kings."
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