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Poems (Pizey)/Friendship

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4616144Poems — FriendshipSusanna Pizey
FRIENDSHIP 

When the heart's oppress'd by grief,
It seeks in vain to find relief
In Pleasure's maddening throng:

Though for awhile it may afford
Some little respite, yet the load
Returns with double weight.

But in a friendly faithful breast
It finds the haven of its rest,
And smiles in silent peace.

Although the wound resist a cure,
'Tis lull'd by friendship's balsam pure,
And rests in calm repose:

Though sorrow manifold we see,
Yet wretched we can never be,
If heaven bestows a friend.