Poems (Griffin)/Acrostic

For works with similar titles, see Acrostic.
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ACROSTIC.
AS the little streamlet purleth
Lightly in obtrusive play,
In its restless haste oft hurleth
Costly treasures far away,—
E'en so the heart, when unadvised,
May lose an object dearly prized.

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