But the main body of the marching foe
Against the imperial palace is designed.
238.
Now day appears, and with the day the king,[185]
Whose early care had robbed him of his rest;
Far off the cracks of falling houses ring,
And shrieks of subjects pierce his tender breast.
239.
Near as he draws, thick harbingers of smoke,
With gloomy pillars, cover all the place;