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THE RIVER (2) by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: HOW CALM THE SILENT SISTER OF THE SEA
Last Line: UNENDING MOTION IN UNENDING REST.
Subject(s): RIVERS;
How calm the silent sister of the sea!
No ripple on her ever-moving breast;
The glass of Time and of Eternity --
Unending motion in unending rest.



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