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 "title": "To the River ⸻",
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 "poet": "Edgar Allan Poe",
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    "text": "Fair river! in thy bright, clear flow",
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    "text": "Of crystal, wandering water,",
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    "text": "Thou art an emblem of the glow",
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    "text": "Of beauty⁠—the unhidden heart⁠—",
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    "text": "In old Alberto’s daughter;",
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    "text": "But when within thy wave she looks⁠—",
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    "text": "Which glistens then, and trembles⁠—",
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    "text": "Why, then, the prettiest of brooks",
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    "text": "Her worshipper resembles;",
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    "text": "For in my heart, as in thy stream,",
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    "text": "Her image deeply lies",
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    "text": "His heart which trembles at the beam",
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