Song—ABottleAndFriend

song—abottleandfriend

there'snanethat'sblestofhumankind,

butthecheerfulandthegay,man,

fal,la,la,&c.

here'sabottleandanhonestfriend!

whatwadyewishformair,man?

whakens,beforehislifemayend,

whathissharemaybeo'care,man?

thencatchthemomentsastheyfly,

andusethemasyeought,man:

believeme,happinessisshy,

andcomesnotayewhensought,man.

lineswrittenunderthepictureofthecelebratedmissburns

cease,yeprudes,yourenviousrailing,

lovelyburnshascharms—confess:

trueitis,shehadonefailing,

hadawomaneverless?