Chapter 46 No.46

At last, incontinent of fire,

The cloud of menace belched its brand;

And every state and every shire,

And town and hamlet in the land,

Shook with the smiting of its ire!

Men looked each other in the eyes,

And beat their burning breasts and cursed!

At last the silliest were wise;

And swift to flash and thunder-burst

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