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THE BROOK.

Dashing, splashing,
Over the stones,
Murmuring, murmuring,
Peace to thy homes;
Pattering, splattering
Over the falls;
Whispering, whispering
Nature's own calls;
Whirling, purling
Round in a pool;
Ripp'ling, ripp'ling;
Waters so cool;
Winding, finding
Places to rest;
Sleeping, peeping,
Brook, thou art blest!
Bearing, carrying
Schoolboys' toy boats;
Taking, breaking,
Cute little floats.
Singing, clinging,
Close by the shore;
Telling, spelling,
Peace evermore;
Widening, broadening,
Deeper, more grand,
Into a river
Mighty in land.