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Charles Lamb - The Young Letter Writer
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Dear Sir, Dear Madam, or Dear Friend,
  With ease are written at the top;
When those two happy words are penned,
  A youthful writer oft will stop,


And bite his pen, and lift his eyes
  As if he thinks to find in air
The wished-for following words, or tries
  To fix his thoughts by fixëd stare.


But haply all in vain—the next
  Two words may be so long before
They`ll come, the writer, sore perplext,
  Gives in despair the matter o`er;


And when maturer age he sees
  With ready pen so swift inditing,
With envy he beholds the ease
  Of long-accustomed letter-writing.


Courage, young friend; the time may be
  When you attain maturer age,
Some young as you are now may see
  You with like ease glide down a page.


Even then when you, to years a debtor,
  In varied phrase your meanings wrap,
The welcomest words in all your letter
  May be those two kind words at top.
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