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ReadingWillow structured literacy program for Australian students

To The River

Edgar Allan Poe·1809–1849
Lines:14Movement:Romanticism
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 his heart, as in thy stream, Her image deeply lies--His heart which trembles at the beam Of her soul-searching eyes.