Oh, Could I Flow Like Thee, And Make Thy Stream My Great Example, As It Is My Theme!

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Oh, could I flow like thee, and make thy stream
My great example, as it is my theme!
Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull;
Strong without rage; without o'erflowing, full.
-- Sir John Denham (1615-1668)
-- Cooper's Hill, Line 189

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