Wood, John George, 1827-1889. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 55
I … SWIMMING. The sprightly youthSpeeds to the well-known pool, whose crystal depthsA sandy bottom shows. Awhile he standsGazing the inverted landscape, half afraidTo meditate the blue profound below;Then plunges headlong down the circling flood. Thomson Swimming must ever hold a prominent place…
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