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For every leaf the loveliest flower,
Which beauty sighs for from her bower--
For every star a drop of dew--
For every sun a sky of blue---
For every heart, a heart as true.

--_Bailey_.

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Friendship receives its crown in marriage when love is mingled with
admiration and respect.

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Friendship, one soul in two bodies.

--_Pythagoras_.

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Friendship! mysterious cement of the soul!
Sweet'ner of life, the solder of society!
I owe thee much. Thou hast deserved of me
Far, far beyond whatever I can pay.
Oft have I proved the labors of thy love,
And the warm efforts of the gentle heart