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Meanwhile, uncertain what to do, 205 And oftentimes compelled to halt, The horses cautiously pursue Their way, without mishap or fault; And now have reached that pile of stones, Heaped over brave King Dunmail's bones; 210 He who had once supreme command, Last king of rocky Cumberland; His bones, and those of all his Power, Slain here in a disastrous hour! MEANWHILE UNCERTAIN WHAT TO DO AND OFTENTIMES COMPELLED TO HALT THE HORSES CAUTIOUSLY PURSUE THEIR WAY WITHOUT MISHAP OR FAULT AND NOW HAVE REACHED THAT PILE OF STONES HEAPED OVER BRAVE KING DONAL'S BONES HE WHO HAD ONCE SUPREME COMMAND LAST KING OF ROCKY CUMBERLAND HIS BONES AND THOSE OF ALL HIS POWER SLAIN HERE IN A DISASTROUS HOUR
, spite of wind and weather, Still sit upon Helm-crag together! The ASTROLOGER was not unseen 180 By solitary Benjamin; But total darkness came anon, And he and every thing was gone: And suddenly a ruffling breeze, (That would have rocked the sounding trees 185 Had aught of sylvan growth been there) Swept through the Hollow long and bare: [27] The rain rushed down--the road was battered, As with the force of billows shattered; The horses are dismayed, nor know 190 Whether they should stand or go; And Benjamin is groping near them, Sees nothing, and can scarcely hear them. He is astounded,--wonder not,-- With such a charge in such a spot; 195 Astounded in the mountain gap With thunder-peals, clap after clap, Close-treading on the silent flashes-- And somewhere, as he thinks, by crashes [28] Among the rocks; with weight of rain, 200 And sullen [29] motions long and slow, That to a dreary distance go-- Till, breaking in upon the dying strain, A rending o'er his head begins the fray again. RING BESIDE HER RIFTED CELL AS IF INTENT ON MAGIC SPELL DREAD PAIR THAT SPITE OF WIND AND WEATHER STILL SIT UPON HELM CRAG TOGETHER THE ASTROLOGER WAS NOT UNSEEN BY SOLITARY BENJAMIN BUT TOTAL DARKNESS CAME ANON AND HE AND EVERYTHING WAS GONE AND SUDDENLY A RUFFLING BREEZE THAT WOULD HAVE ROCKED THE SOUNDING TREES HAD AUGHT OF SYLVAN GROWTH BEEN THERE SWEPT THROUGH THE HOLLOW LONG AND BARE THE RAIN RUSHED DOWN THE ROAD WAS BATTERED AS WITH THE FORCE OF BILLOWS SHATTERED THE HORSES ARE DISMAYED NOR KNOW WHETHER THEY SHOULD STAND OR GO AND BENJAMIN IS GROPING NEAR THEM SEES NOTHING AND CAN SCARCELY HEAR THEM HE IS ASTOUNDED WONDER NOT WITH SUCH A CHARGE IN SUCH A SPOT ASTOUNDED IN THE MOUNTAIN GAP WITH THUNDER PEALS CLAP AFTER CLAP CLOSE TREADING ON THE SILENT FLASHES AND SOMEWHERE AS HE THINKS BY CRASHES AMONG THE ROCKS WITH WEIGHT OF RAIN AND SULLEN MOTIONS LONG AND SLOW THAT TO A DREARY DISTANCE GO TILL BREAKING IN UPON THE DYING STRAIN OR RENDERING O'ER HIS HEAD BEGINS THE FRAY AGAIN
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