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...roof should fall. Back, Robins, back ! Crump, stand aloof I Whitford, keep near the walls ! Huggins, regard your own behoof, For, lo ! the blazing rocking...ruins volumed smoke, Rolling around its pitchy shroud, Concealed them from the astonished crowd. At length the mist awhile was cleared, When, lo ! amid the...

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...roof should fall. Back, Robins, back ! Crump, stand aloof! Whitford, keep near the walls ! Huggins, regard your own behoof, For, lo ! the blazing rocking roof Down, down, in thunder falls ! An awful jiause succeeds the stroke, And o'er the ruins volumed smoke, Rolling around its pitchy shroud, Concealed...

...roof should fall. Back, Robins, bac ! Crump, stand aloof ! Whitford, keep near the walls ! Huggins, regard your own behoof, — For lo ! the blazing rocking...ruins volumed smoke, Rolling around its pitchy shroud, Concealed them from the astonished crowd. At length the mist awhile was cleared ; When lo ! amid the...

...roof should fall. Back. Robins, back ! Crump, stand aloof I Whitford, keep near the walls ! Huggins, regard your own behoof, For, lo ! the blazing rocking roof Down, down in thunder falls ! '." An awful panse succeeds the stroke, And o'er the ruins vohmicd smoke, Roll:ng around its pitchy shrond, Concealed...

...roof should fall. Back, Robins, back ! Crump, stand aloof! Whltford, keep near the walla 1 Hnggins, regard your own behoof, For. lo ! the blazing rocking roof Down, down in thunder fallal An awful panse succeeds the stroke, And o'er the ruins volumed smoke, Roll ng around its pitchy...

...firemen, terrified, are slow To bid the pumping torrent flow, For fear the roof should fall. . . . And lo ! the blazing rocking roof Down, down in thunder...ruins, volumed smoke, Rolling around its pitchy shroud, Concealed them from the astonished crowd. HON. WILLIAM ROBERT SPENCER. 1770-1834] THE FLIGHT OF TIME....