The fiery steed reared high, then plunging down
Threw his unwary master to the ground.
’Twas the grim object, which, with cunning skill,
He had prepared for the good Sexton’s harm,
And, which, on that dark night, the pious pair
Had drawn away, and thrown beside the wall.
With many a deep and heavy groan, he lay,
Till guided by the same wise Providence
The kind old man ’gainst whom the plot was laid,
Came to his rescue, and, with kindly care,