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.

1. To Sir Godfrey Kneller, on his Picture of the King
2. The Lord My Pasture Shall Prepare
3. A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, at Oxford
4. A Poem to His Magesty, Presented to the Lord Keeper. To The Right Hon. Sir John Somers, Lord Keeper
5. To Mr. Dryden

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