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Poem by Joseph Addison


To a Capricious Friend


  [IMITATED FROM MARTIAL] 

In all thy humors, whether grave or mellow,
Thou ’rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow;
Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee,
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.



Joseph Addison


Joseph Addison's other poems:
  1. To Sir Godfrey Kneller, on his Picture of the King
  2. An Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
  3. A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, at Oxford
  4. The Lord My Pasture Shall Prepare
  5. To Mr. Dryden


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