At length to rest his time-worn members yields.”
“O’er Heaven’s wide arch a solemn silence reigned,
And the fierce Ocean his wild waves restrained:
The Sun repressed his steeds’ impetuous force;
The winds were hushed; the streams all stayed their course.”
“Even as the generous steed, with reins unbound,
Bursts from the stall, and scours along the ground,
With lofty chest he seeks the joyous plain,
And oft, exulting, shakes his crested mane;
The fiery spirit in his breast prevails,