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2624.

[What could earth and hell do more]

The keepers before the door kept the prison. —xii. 6.

What could earth and hell do more
Their prisoner to secure?
Let but a short night pass o'er
And Peter's death is sure;
Keepers, guards, and gates surround,
Yet cannot all effectual prove,
While one open way is found
Of rescue—from above.