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And the stream lingers 'midst the rocks, yet greets The sea at last; and the wing'd flower-seed meets A soil to rest in:—shall not I, too, be, My spirit-love! upborne to dwell with thee? Yes! by the power whose conquering anguish stirr'd The tomb, whose cry beyond the stars was heard, Whose agony of triumph won thee back Through the dim pass no mortal step may track, Yet shall we meet!—that glimpse of joy divine, Proved thee for ever and for ever mine!