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To The River ——
By Edgar Allan Poe

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