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AFTER A THUNDERSTORM. |
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AFTER A THUNDERSTORM.
The dun clouds quiver'd and half gleam'd, as ifRed flame behind them flicker'd: from their wombs
The lightnings shot to life, and instant tombs
In earth's green breast: then rattled, sharp and brief,
The musketry of heaven; and a boom
Went through the hills, and broke their slumber deep,—
They lay like giants, muttering in sleep.
At last methought it was the crack of doom!
Both fire and flood seem'd battling which should have
Our sweet green earth; and she, all meekness, turn'd
Her fair cheek to them. They, too fiercely brave,
Wasted their fruitless strength, and pass'd away;
And earth, the patient and forbearing, earn'd
A triumph which Resistance never may.
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