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To a FRIEND.

Oh my faithful Friend!Oh early chosen, ever found the same,And trusted and beloved! once more the verseLong destin'd, always obvious to thine ear,Attend indulgent.Akenside.
And wouldst thou seek the low abodeWhere Peace delights to dwellPause Traveller on thy way of life!With many a snare and peril rifeIs that long labyrinth of road:Dark is the vale of years before;Pause Traveller on thy way!Nor dare the dangerous path exploreTill old Experience comes to lend his leading ray.
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