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His feet, upborne, scarce the strong<br />

flood divide,<br />

Sliddering, and staggering. On the<br />

border stood<br />

A spreading elm, that overhung the<br />

flood;<br />

He seized a bending bough, his<br />

steps to stay;<br />

<strong>The</strong> plant uprooted to his weight<br />

gave way. 270<br />

Heaving the bank, and undermining<br />

all;<br />

Loud flash the waters to the rushing<br />

fall<br />

Of the thick foliage. <strong>The</strong> large<br />

trunk display'd<br />

Bridged the rough flood across: the<br />

hero stay'd<br />

On this his weight, and raised upon<br />

his hand,<br />

Leap'd from the channel, and regain'd<br />

the land.

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