Excerpt from Poems My dearest Joseph, Has friendship its duties as well as its privileges, and do those who are united in its bonds consider how best they may preserve it alive in all its freshness and vigour, by ministering, if possible, to each other's enjoyments, and by presenting tokens of mutual esteem and affection? Then let this be my excuse for inscribing to your name these first productions of my humble muse, in the hope that, at least, they may serve as some faint remembrancers of that brief but happy period, spent by me at St. Pierre, when I was solaced with your friendship and cheered by your constant companionship, unwearied attentions, and love. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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