THE TRIUMPH OF GENIUS.

ILLUSTRATED BY AN INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF SCHILLER.

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BY MRS. K. C. KINNEY.

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He paused upon the river’s brink, a friendless fugitive,

And in despair’s wild moment asked—“Why should I longer live?

Deep are these waters, dark and cold, but deeper is my wo,

And peace, methinks, lies underneath the river’s tranquil flow.”