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LINES TO AN OLD SCHOOL-FELLOW.
We 've been school-fellows, playmates, companions, and friends;
May time our affection improve!
May we rival each other in laudable ends,
While, matured by experience, our judgment commends
Our early attachment and love!
May time our affection improve!
May we rival each other in laudable ends,
While, matured by experience, our judgment commends
Our early attachment and love!
Companions are numerous, friends are but rare,
True friendship but seldom is found;
'T is a delicate plant, must be cherished with care,
Requires showers and sunshine, warm soil and pure air,
While fenced and well guarded around.
True friendship but seldom is found;
'T is a delicate plant, must be cherished with care,
Requires showers and sunshine, warm soil and pure air,
While fenced and well guarded around.
The soft tear in sorrow, the bright smile in joy,
True friendship must ever bestow;
Sincerity pure and unmixed with alloy,
While firmness must guard, lest the cold world destroy
The heartfelt, ennobling glow.
True friendship must ever bestow;
Sincerity pure and unmixed with alloy,
While firmness must guard, lest the cold world destroy
The heartfelt, ennobling glow.
