For some Events had Julian’s studies stay’d
And of his younger friend an Equal made.
There was no bitter Rivalship at heart,
No Emulation that like Envy burns;
But what they gain’d they hasten’d to impart,
The Pupil and the Teacher each in turns; 900
And each a Wish for selfish Pleasure spurns.
A bond so strong the youthful friendship tied
That all but Death to break it they defied.
When ceas’d the gentle bondage of the Schools,