Excerpt from La Cité des Eaux
Plus même un cygne errant aux herbes qu'il remue Dans l'eau silencieuse et déserte aujourd'hui, De l'ombre de son aile en marquant l'heure aiguë Ne trouble les bassins où rôde son ennui.
La source souterraine où le flot pur abonde Confond son frais cristal à leur tiède torpeur, Et son onde secrète au lieu que vagabonde Se disperse, s'ajoute et se mêle à la leur.
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