To S[ophia] F[rend]

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Title:     To S[ophia] F[rend]
Author: Charles Lamb [More Titles by Lamb]

_Acrostic_

Solemn Legends we are told
Of bright female Names of old,
Phyllus fair, Laodameia,
Helen, but methinks Sophia
Is a name of better meaning
And a sort of Christian leaning.

For it _Wisdom_ means, which passes
Rubies, pearls, or golden masses.
Ever try that Name to merit;
Never quit what you inherit,
Duly from your Father's spirit.

[The end]
Charles Lamb's poem: To S[ophia] F[rend]

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