For the sun seemed to scorch with his terrible might,

And I feared that the damp chills descending at night

Would double my aches and my pain.

But soon o'er the sky such a black cloud spread

That quickly the rays of the bright sun fled;

As it darker and darker grew.

Then the lightning flashed, and the thunder roared,

The hail and the rain down in torrents poured,

And the wind tempestuous blew.

I was soon soaked through, while each drop of rain