And we all know content is as good as a feast;
Yet it makes one a little inclined to dispraise
To know from experience, as sure as you live, you
Of this motto the truth will learn, some of these days,
“May you ne’er want a friend—for no jot’ll he give you!”
Tom Hood, the Younger.
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THE ARETHUSA.
(Words by Prince Hoare, F.S.A., Dramatic Author, born 1755, died December 22, 1834. Music by William Shield.)
Come, all ye jolly sailors bold,