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The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe

Part 4 — TEMPERANCE SONG. PUNCH. AIR—FRIEND OF MY SOUL.

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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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