A more than ordinary strength

Possessed my arm, and at one stroke

The rivets weakened, bent and broke;

One master wrench and from the floor,

The ring which held the chain I tore;

I dragged the dead men o'er the ground

Till forge and anvil I had found;

There with the hammer, rasp and file

I wrought with diligence the while;

At some expense of time and pains,