lines to an old sweetheart

once fondly lov'd, and still remember'd dear,

sweet early object of my youthful vows,

ept this mark of friendship, warm, sincere,

friendship! 'tis all cold duty now allows.

and when you read the simple artless rhymes,

one friendly sigh for him—he asks no more,

who, distant, burns in ming torrid climes,

or haply lies beneath th' antic roar.