Upon the little murm'ring brook,

 

But tossed his head in proud disdain,

But tossed his head in proud disdain,

 

And thus began his boasting strain:—

And thus began his boasting strain:—

 

"I've lived almost since time began,

"I've lived almost since time began,

 

The friend and favorite of man;

The friend and favorite of man;

 

Since I became a stately tree,

Since I became a stately tree,

 

Cradled within my branches, lay

Cradled within my branches, lay

 

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