To E--
Let Folly smile, to view the namesOf thee and me, in Friendship twin'd;Yet Virtue will have greater claimsTo love, than rank with vice combin'd.
And though unequal is thy fate,Since title deck'd my higher birth;Yet envy not this gaudy state,Thine is the pride of modest worth.
Our souls at least congenial meet,Nor can thy lot my rank disgrace;Our intercourse is not less sweet,Since worth of rank supplies the place.
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