How beautiful the water is! To me 'tis wondrous fair— No sp… - Elizabeth Oakes Smith

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How beautiful the water is!
To me 'tis wondrous fair—
No spot can ever lonely be
If water sparkle there—
It hath a thousand tongues of mirth,
Of grandeur, or delight;
And every heart is gladder made
When water greets the sight.

Elizabeth Oakes Smith

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Elizabeth Oakes Smith (née Prince; August 12, 1806 – November 16, 1893) was an American poet, fiction writer, editor, lecturer, and women's rights activist whose career spanned six decades, from the 1830s to the 1880s.

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Alternative Names: E. Oakes Smith • Elizabeth Oakes Prince • Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith

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