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"Friends I have had both old and young, And ale we drank and songs we sung: Enough you know when this is said, That, one and all, they died in bed. In bed they died and I’ll not go Where all my friends have perished so."

Charles Henry Webb
Charles Henry Webb
Charles Henry Webb was an American poet, author and journalist. He was particularly known for his parodies and humorous writings.
"Friends I have had both old and young, And ale we drank and songs we sung: Enough you know when this is said, That, one and all, they died in bed. In bed they died and I’ll not go Where all my friends have perished so."
"I send thee a shell from the ocean-beach; But listen thou well, for my shell hath speech. Hold to thine ear And plain thoult hear Tales of ships."
"Of Christian souls more have been wrecked on shore Than ever were lost at sea."