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Friendship peculiar boon of Heaven The noble mind's delight and pride To men and angels only given To all the lower world denied.
Friendship peculiar boon of Heaven The noble mind's delight and pride To men and angels only given To all the lower world denied.
Approximate author period: c. 1746 AD · early modern
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- Samuel Johnson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1746 AD · early modern
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