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VGW(PA.737.063
12-19 Aug 1737:31 (55)
ON FRIENDSHIP.
In imitation of the 22d ode, of the First Book of Horace.
Integer vitae scelerisque purus, &c.
The friend, who proves sincere and true,
Nor is by private int'rest sway'd,
Needs never dread the babbling crew,
Nor of their scandal be afraid;
His character shall stand secure, and none
Shall reach him with that deadly shaft, the tongue.
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Tho' I should lodge where saucy wh-res,
With cullies, haunt th' unhappy inn,
Who, with their oft repeated scores,
Allow no sleep to those within;
I'll love my friend, his presence shall inspire
My drooping soul, amongst the noisy choir.
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