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Friendship
To J. M. S.
Sweet as it is for seamen, who have sailedLong weeks with naught but sea and sky in view;
When they some friendly barque at length have hailed,
And the same course with her awhile pursue.
With gently-wafting wind they onward glide,
In pleasant converse pass the favored hour;
They part; but on the lonely ocean wide,
Midst other scenes, how oft they feel its power!
So sweet it is upon the voyage of life,
Midst heartless intercourse to meet a friend;
And for a time forget its cares and strife,
While mind with mind and soul with soul doth blend!
Would thus my friend that we might often meet
To enjoy the hours, alas, how few and fleet!
Poem No. 449; date unknown
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