The Hare and Many Friends
1 Friendship, like love, is but a name,
2 Unless to one you stint the flame.
3 The child, whom many fathers share,
4 Hath seldom known a father’s care;
5 ‘Tis thus in friendships; who depend
6 On many, rarely find a friend.
7 A hare, who, in a civil way,
8 Complied with ev’ry thing, like Gay,
9 Was known by [...]