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TO A FRIEND,ON GOING ABROAD.
Farewell, my friend; yet, ere you bid adieu
To those who justly are most dear to you,
To th' place which for so many years has been
Your home, to enter on another scene,
My wishes for your welfare pray accept,
My warmest wishes shall for you be kept.
To those who justly are most dear to you,
To th' place which for so many years has been
Your home, to enter on another scene,
My wishes for your welfare pray accept,
My warmest wishes shall for you be kept.
May you be both respected and beloved,
By God and conscience may you be approved;
May you pursue with zeal the narrow way,
Which leads the soul to heaven's eternal day;
Then, when your arduous course on earth is o'er,
To heaven your soul on seraph's wings shall soar,
Where friends at length shall meet to part no more.
By God and conscience may you be approved;
May you pursue with zeal the narrow way,
Which leads the soul to heaven's eternal day;
Then, when your arduous course on earth is o'er,
To heaven your soul on seraph's wings shall soar,
Where friends at length shall meet to part no more.
