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I think of that great River That from the throne flows free; Of weary pilgrims on its brink, Who, thirsting, have come down to drink; Of that unfailing Stream I think, When earthly streams I see!
I think of that great River That from the throne flows free; Of weary pilgrims on its brink, Who, thirsting, have come down to drink; Of that unfailing Stream I think, When earthly streams I see!
Approximate author period: c. 1846 AD · industrial
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- Mary Howitt
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- Approximate author period: c. 1846 AD · industrial
author lifetime midpoint (1804–1888)
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 506 · printed citation: Mary Howitt · subject: RIVERS
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