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The Humorous Poetry of the English Language

by James Parton (editor)

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Temperance Song. Punch. Air — Friend of My Soul

Friend of my soul, this water sip,
  Its strength you need not fear;
Tis not so luscious as egg-flip,
  Nor half so strong as beer.
Like Jenkins when he writes,
  It can not touch the mind;
Unlike what he indites,
  No nausea leaves behind.

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