The Rhyme of the Southern Rivers

Download or read book The Rhyme of the Southern Rivers written by Martin V. Moore and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Rhyme of the Southern Rivers: With Notes Historical, Traditional, Geographical, Etymological, Etc;; For the Use of Teachers, Schools, and General Readers Where are all the rhythmic rivers of our sunny Southern clime, Rivers named in Indian legend or in tongue of later time Rivers quaint, or rivers mighty, rivers grand, or rivers wee From the trickling o'er the pebbles, to the sound or gulf or sea? How do all their waters fiow, From their fountains gushing, through the mountains rushing Past the mosses and the ferns; Then, with tireless toil and turns, Dashing deftly, splashing swiftly; Over cascades curling, in the pastures purling; Round through rugged rocky caverns whirling; Over ledges lightly leaping, through the valleys softly sweeping Gracefully and slow; By the busy cities creeping, in the murky marshes sleeping Peacefully, dreamily and low; How through forest and the bayou wending, With the Ocean and its myriads blending From the mosses and the ferns, How with ceaseless, tireless toil and turns Then do all these rivers flow To their sea-home With the sea-foam? Where are heard their noisy numbers? Where are kept their restless slumbers? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.