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 my heart, as in thy stream,
    Her image deeply lies
The heart which trembles at the beam
    Of her soul-searching eyes.

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Tags: Edgar Allan Poe  Poem  To the River  1829  
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