8. The vanquished waters are henceforth obedient. They go up by the mountains, climbing in the form of clouds even to the summits of the Alps. They go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them:
they are as willing to descend in rain and brooks and torrents as they were
eager to ascend in mists. The loyalty of the mighty waters to the laws of their
God is most notable; the fierce flood, the boisterous rapid, the tremendous
torrent, are only forms of that gentle dew which trembles on the tiny blade of
grass, and in those ruder shapes they are equally obedient to the laws which
their Maker has impressed upon them.
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