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.






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