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TO A FRIEND by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD

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First Line: MAY NEVER MORE OF PENSIVE MELANCHOLY
Last Line: LOVE'S PLEASING WOUNDS, OR FRIENDSHIP'S POLISHED DART!
Subject(s): FRIEMDSHIP;
May never more of pensive melancholy
Within thy heart, beneath thy roof appear,
Than just to break the charm of idle folly,
And prompt for others' woes the melting tear;
No more than just that tender gloom to spread
Where thy beloved Muses wont to stray,
To lift the thought from this low earthy bed,
Or bid hope languish for a brighter day;
And deeper sink within thy feeling heart
Love's pleasing wounds, or friendship's polished dart!



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