And, thus inform'd, the guardian of the trust
Heard the applause and said the claim was just;
A worthy soul! unfitted for the strife,
Care and contention of a busy life;—
Worthy, and why?—that o'er the midnight bowl
He made his friend the partner of his soul,
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And any man his friend;—then thus in glee,
"I speak my mind; I love the truth," quoth he;
Till 'twas his fate that useful truth to find,