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Sweeter, shepherd, falls thy song than yonder stream that tumbles plashing from the rocks.

ἅδιον, ὦ ποιμήν, τὸ τεὸν μέλος ἢ τὸ καταχὲς
τῆν᾿ ἀπὸ τᾶς πέτρας καταλείβεται ὑψόθεν ὕδωρ.

Original text (Ancient Greek)

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