A Friend

A truer friend, I ne’er did meet,
Than you, my comrade, strong and sweet.
You stand by me in joy and strife,
And fill with light my very life.

About Lionel Johnson

English poet and critic, associated with the Decadent movement. Known for his intense, often melancholic, verse.

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