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A friend is worth all hazards we can run, Poor is the friendless master of a world; A world in purchase of a friend is gain.
A friend is worth all hazards we can run, Poor is the friendless master of a world; A world in purchase of a friend is gain.
Approximate author period: c. 1724 AD · early modern
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- Edward Young
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- Approximate author period: c. 1724 AD · early modern
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 241 · printed citation: Dr. Young · subject: FRIENDSHIP
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