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DOUBLE-STRENGTH.
He who has a friend has this:
Comradeship for sunny days;
Something kings and princes miss
One to speak his name with praise.

He who has a friend may be
Poor of purse and worn by care,
But he's rich in this, that he
May his comrade's fortune share.

He who has a friend may weep
For some gentle spirit flown
Which he loved but could not keep,
But he will not mourn alone.

He who has a friend may fall
Bruised and broken in the fight,
But his friend shall hear him call
And shall seek him through the night.

He who has a friend may know
For the work he ha sto do,
Wheresoever he may go
That he owns the strength of two.

To his own, through good or bad,
From beginning to the end,
When he needs it he may add
All the treasures of his friend.

--Edgar A. Guest
(Copyright, 1923, Edgar A. Guest.)