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718 B
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23 lines
718 B
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1829
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TO THE RIVER --
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by Edgar Allan Poe
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Fair river! in thy bright, clear flow
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Of crystal, wandering water,
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Thou art an emblem of the glow
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Of beauty- the unhidden heart-
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The playful maziness of art
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In old Alberto's daughter;
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But when within thy wave she looks-
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Which glistens then, and trembles-
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Why, then, the prettiest of brooks
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Her worshipper resembles;
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For in his heart, as in thy stream,
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Her image deeply lies-
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His heart which trembles at the beam
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Of her soul-searching eyes.
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-THE END-
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