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THE ENQUIRY.

What in life is worth possessing?
Tell me, rigid censors, say:
Love alone's the choicest blessing;
Then let's love our lives away.
But if Love, that greatest treasure,
Is not plac'd within our pow'r;
Then let Friendship fill the measure,
Then to Friendship give the hour.
Take the present time, enjoy it;
And since life is but a span;
They are wisest, who employ it,
Snatching all the sweets they can.