'Tis sacred Friendship gilds our Days, And smooths Life's ruffled Stream: Uniting Joys will Joys increase, And sharing lessen Pain.
Mary Chandler
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- To Mrs. Moor, A Poem on Friendship (written 1729; 1736 edition); Complete second stanza, lines5–8, in The Description of Bath, third edition, pp60–62. Full poem read and ECPA source edition identified; public-domain poetry, spelling and capitalization retained.
- To Mrs. Moor, A Poem on Friendship (written 1729; 1736 edition)
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