| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| “O Fons Bandusiæ” |
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| O BABBLING Spring, than glass more clear, | |
| Worthy of wreath and cup sincere, | |
| To-morrow shall a kid be thine | |
| With swelled and sprouting brows for sign,— | |
| Sure sign!—of loves and battles near. | 5 |
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| Child of the race that butt and rear! | |
| Not less, alas! his life-blood dear | |
| Must tinge thy cold wave crystalline, | |
| O babbling Spring! | |
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| Thee Sirius knows not. Thou dost cheer | 10 |
| With pleasant cool the plough-worn steer,— | |
| The wandering flock. This verse of mine | |
| Will rank thee one with founts divine; | |
| Men shall thy rock and tree revere, | |
| O babbling Spring! | 15 |
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