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 And o'er the hills and far away,
 Beyond their utmost purple rim,
  Beyond the night, across the read more 
 And o'er the hills and far away,
 Beyond their utmost purple rim,
  Beyond the night, across the day,
   Thro' all the world she followed him. 
Going to the mountains is going home.
Going to the mountains is going home.
 Daily with souls that cringe and plot,
 We Sinais climb and know it not.  
 Daily with souls that cringe and plot,
 We Sinais climb and know it not. 
 The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought 
forth a mouse.  
 The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought 
forth a mouse. 
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good read more
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
 That were to blow at fire in hope to quench it;
 For who digs hills because they do aspire
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 That were to blow at fire in hope to quench it;
 For who digs hills because they do aspire
  Throws down one mountain to cast up a higher. 
 What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The 
mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be read more 
 What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The 
mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be born.
 [Lat., Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu?
  Parturiunt montes; nascetur ridiculus mus.] 
Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky.
Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky.