Poems (Truesdell)/Ode to Friendship
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ODE TO FRIENDSHIP.
"Friendship above all ties doth bind the heart;
And faith in friendship is the noblest part."
Earl op Orrery—Henry the Fifth.
And faith in friendship is the noblest part."
Earl op Orrery—Henry the Fifth.
Let those who scoff at Friendship's name,
For others ne'er profess a flame
Which they can never feel.
For others ne'er profess a flame
Which they can never feel.
Sure friendship's near akin to love;
'Tis cherished by the saints above,
And recognized in heaven.
'Tis cherished by the saints above,
And recognized in heaven.
Oh, I have felt its gentle power;
It soothed me in the bitterest hour
Of anguish and of strife.
It soothed me in the bitterest hour
Of anguish and of strife.
When worn with sorrow and with care,
I've turned and found a solace there,
Naught else on earth could give.
I've turned and found a solace there,
Naught else on earth could give.