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Silenus

By Thomas Woolner

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At timely glance the cymbals clashed as one,
Shrill shrieked the oaten pipes, bellowed the mouths
Of ramhorns blown by satyrs stout of breath;
While others shouted till the deafening din
Shattered in janglings harsh the outraged air.