Till, from the top pyramidal extending,
Swam forth on crooked neck his eyes of flame,
Rang his sharp buzz, and on he slowly came.
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Shouted the crowds, as they beheld him rise,
“The manittoo! The manittoo!” they cried.
In sooth, their demon, from his burning eyes,
Seemed looking forth, and his unlabored glide
Scarce earthly seemed, the while his glistering dyes
In mingling brilliance changed and multiplied,