CANTO THE FIRST XII |
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CANTO THE FIRSTXII
`Twas midnight — all was slumber; the lone light
Dimm`d in the lamp, as loth to break the night.
Hark! there be murmurs heard in Lara`s hall —
A sound — voice — a shriek — a fearful call!
A long, loud shriek — and silence — did they hear
That frantic echo burst the sleeping ear?
They heard and rose, and tremulously brave
Rush where the sound invoked their aid to save;
They come with half-lit tapers in their hands,
And snatch`d in startled haste unbelted brands.
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