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THE TORRENT.
The torrent foaming, bursts along,
Like Hero's love, or Poet's song,
No obstacle can stop its speed,
No force compelling force, impede;
It dashes far and wide the spray,
Midst rocks and passes finds a way.
Like Hero's love, or Poet's song,
No obstacle can stop its speed,
No force compelling force, impede;
It dashes far and wide the spray,
Midst rocks and passes finds a way.
A noble spirit, bold and free,
May live to find its liberty;
And torrent-like, may speed along,
O'er vice and folly's gilded throng;
From Crystal Font, of purest source,
May steer a new and noble course;
May spurn the obstacles of pride,
And reach the Ocean's flowing tide;
But stream pursuing such a course,
In Rock of Love, must take its source.
May live to find its liberty;
And torrent-like, may speed along,
O'er vice and folly's gilded throng;
From Crystal Font, of purest source,
May steer a new and noble course;
May spurn the obstacles of pride,
And reach the Ocean's flowing tide;
But stream pursuing such a course,
In Rock of Love, must take its source.
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