5. Glad of all weathers,
Still seeming best,
Upward or downward
Motion thy rest;

6. Full of a nature
Nothing can tame,
Changed every moment,
Ever the same;

7. Ceaseless aspiring,
Ceaseless content,
Darkness or sunshine
Thy element;

8. Glorious fountain!
Let my heart be
Fresh, changeful, constant,
Upward, like thee!


Sprāy: water falling in very small drops. Blīt̶hsȯme: gay; cheerful. Ȧ wēry̆: tired. Ăs pīr´ĭng: rising upward.


Select ten words which tell what the fountain does.