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XII
The elfin cast a glance around,As he lighted down from his courser toad,
Then round his breast his wings he wound,
And close to the river's brink he strode;
He sprang on a rock, he prayed a prayer,
Above his head his hands he threw,
Then tossed a tiny curve in air,
And headlong plunged in the waters blue.
| [Poems by Drake in] The life and works of Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820) | |