For the Columbian Fountain
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.-..: For the Columbian Fountain
.fsfx!a yahao- l3' SONG.n


Aaz1 s6 = sy W. L. saoEMAxER.
They may prate of their wines and their il
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= .,A,os ,And sing of their strong ''eau de vie,"-
ttaA They may boast of the light in their beakers,
{! But water-pure water for me
-. For. the light that they trust is deceiving


IT'S filled up with sorceries and lies
/, , - While they quaf, rank poison is weaving


fog round their brains and their eyes
They may pirate, &c.
:. True, spirit is there, but the devil
" ass Has thrown his own malice therein
5esWhie they drink, all their thoughts are evil,


And the fruit of their revels is SIM
..sr.Then, away with their false talk of gladness
: i. Z. That hovers around the red bowl!
!. ssA their visions are vain, and madness.
.s,cs, i Alone, soon possesses the soul.
---.'' They may pirate, &c.
o.: Etswih then auarres. and rapine, and slaughter
,.SiaS' Mix in with their hell-nurtured glee: *
% rsThen away with such poison give water
&c Give the cold water goblet TO mel
!, 8. For with water, peace, health, bide forever,
"A = The light that beams in it is pure
! ;ss Here sin; shame, and crime enter never.
,: :e But love, JOY, and gladness endure
-: They may pirate, &c.
,,.:. Chow short-lived and deadly the pleasure,
:: :. THAT springs from the spirit Of wine -
'T's.'y But that, living in water, no measure,
aF No weak words Of mine may define
aasa And old satan he never could stand it,


Too bright and too pure its for him.
:, e4 All his powers could never command it
BB With wafer then fll to the brim!
sa 'They:may pirate Of their wines and their Ii
8ssq-F--sF' quors,


:: I; And sing Of their strong " eau de vie,'-
= They may boast of the light in their beakers.-


But water:-pure water for me!


GEoReETowr, D. c. April IL, l846.