And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep, A shade that follows wealth or fame, And… — Oliver Goldsmith
And what is friendship but a name,
A charm that lulls to sleep,
A shade that follows wealth or fame,
And leaves the wretch to weep?
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By the living jingo, she was all of a muck of sweat.
When lovely woman stoops to folly,
And finds too late that men betray,
What charm can soothe her melancholy,
What art can wash her guilt away?
A kind and gentle heart he had,
To comfort friends and foes;
The naked every day he clad
When he put on his clothes.

