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Fearless they flash through gates of flame, The salamanders hard to hit, Though vivid shows each bulky frame; And never the batteries intermit, Nor the boats huge guns; they fire and flit. FEARLESS THEY FLASH THROUGH GATES OF FLAME THE SALAMANDERS HARD TO HIT THOUGH VIVID SHOWS EACH BULKY FRAME AND NEVER THE BATTERIES INTERMIT NOR THE BOAT'S HUGE GUNS THEY FIRE AND FLIT
erging fires. We speak, though low: “That blastful furnace can they threadd” “Why, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego Came out all right, we read; The Lord, be sure, he helps his people, Ned.” How we strain our gaze. On bluffs they shun A golden growing flame appears-- Confirms to a silvery steadfast one: “The town is afire!” crows Hugh: “three cheers” Lot stops his mouth: “Nay, lad, better three tears.” A purposed light; it shows our fleet; Yet a little late in its searching ray, So far and strong, that in phantom cheat Lank on the deck our shadows lay; The shining flag-ship stings their guns to furious play. How dread to mark her near the glare And glade of death the beacon throws Athwart the racing waters there; One by one each plainer grows, Then speeds a blazoned target to our gladdened foes. The impartial cresset lights as well The fixed forts to the boats that run; And, plunged from the ports, their answers swell Back to each fortress dun: Ponderous words speaks every monster gun. UMP FROM THEIR BEDS ON THOSE SHROUDED SHORES CONVERGING FIRES WE SPEAK THOUGH LOW THAT BLASTFUL FURNACE CAN THEY THREAD WHY SHADRACH MESHAK AND ABED NEGO CAME OUT ALL RIGHT WE READ THE LORD BE SURE HE HELPS HIS PEOPLE NED HOW WE STRAIN OUR GAZE ON BLUFFS THEY SHUN A GOLDEN GROWING FLAME APPEARS CONFIRMS TO A SILVERY STEADFAST ONE THE TOWN IS AFIRE CROWS HUGH THREE CHEERS LOT STOPS HIS MOUTH NAY LAD BETTER THREE TEARS A PURPOSE LIGHT IT SHOWS OUR FLEET YET A LITTLE LATE IN ITS SEARCHING RAY SO FAR AND STRONG THAT IN PHANTOM CHEAT LANK ON THE DECK OUR SHADOWS LAY THE SHINING FLAG SHIP STINGS THEIR GUNS TO FURIOUS PLAY HOW DREAD TO MARK HER NEAR THE GLARE AND GLADE OF DEATH THE BEACON THROWS ATHWART THE RACING WATERS THERE ONE BY ONE EACH PLAINER GROWS THEN SPEEDS A BLAZONED TARGET TO OUR GLADDEN'D FOES THE IMPARTIAL CRESSET LIGHTS AS WELL THE FIX'D FORT TO THE BOATS THAT RUN AND PLUNG'D FROM THE PORTS THEIR ANSWERS SWELL BACK TO EACH FORTRESS DONE POND'ROUS WORDS SPEAKS EVERY MONSTER GUN
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