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River And Sea

    By Ella Wheeler Wilcox



    We stood by the river that swept
        In its glory and grandeur away;
    But never a pulse o' me leapt,
        And you wondered at me that day.

    We stood by the lake as it lay
        With its dimpled face turned to the light;
    Was it strange I had nothing to say
        To so fair and enchanting a sight?

    I look on your tresses of gold -
        You are fair and a thing to be loved -
    Do you think I am heartless and cold
        That I look and am wholly unmoved?

    One answer, dear friend, I will make
        To the questions your eyes ask of me:
    "Talk not of the river or lake
        To those who have looked on the sea"



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