THE MOUNTAIN SPRING
And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.—Revelation 22:17.
I wandered down a mountain road,Past flower and rock and lichen gray,Alone with nature and her GodUpon a flitting summer day.
The forest skirted to the edgeOf Capon river, Hampshire's gem,Which, bathing many a primrose ledge,Oft sparkled like a diadem.
At length a silvery spring I spied,Gurgling through...
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