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220 And, less in pity than in wonder, Amid the darkness and the thunder, The Waggoner, with prompt command, Summons his horses to a stand. AND LESS IN PITY THAN IN WONDER AMID THE DARKNESS AND THE THUNDER THE WAGGONER WITH PROMPT COMMAND SUMMONS HIS HORSES TO A STAND
ear 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. 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! When, passing through this narrow strait, 215 Stony, and dark, and desolate, Benjamin can faintly hear A voice that comes from some one near, A female voice:--"Whoe'er you be, Stop," it exclaimed, "and pity me!  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 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 WHEN PASSING THROUGH THIS NARROW STRAIT STONY AND DARK AND DESOLATE BENJAMIN CAN FAINTLY HEAR A VOICE THAT COMES FROM SOMEONE NEAR A FEMALE VOICE WHOE'ER YOU BE STOP IT EXCLAIMED AND PITY ME
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